hero worship

hero worship

noun
1.
a profound reverence for great people or their memory.
2.
extravagant or excessive admiration for a personal hero.

Origin:
1765–75

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he·ro-wor·ship

[heer-oh-wur-ship]
verb (used with object), he·ro-wor·shiped, he·ro-wor·ship·ing or ( especially British ) he·ro-wor·shipped, he·ro-wor·ship·ping.
to feel or express hero worship for.

Origin:
1880–85

he·ro-wor·ship·er, noun
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hero worship
 
n
1.  admiration for heroes or idealized persons
2.  worship by the ancient Greeks and Romans of heroes
 
vb , hero-worship, -ships, -shipping, -shipped, -ships, -shiping, -shiped
3.  (tr) to feel admiration or adulation for
 
'hero-worshipper
 
n

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