| 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 | |
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |