Origin: before 900; (noun)
Middle English wors(
c)
hipe, worthssipe, Old English worthscipe, variant of
weorthscipe; see
worth,
-ship; (v.)
Middle English, derivative of the noun
Related forms wor·ship·er, noun
wor·ship·ing·ly, adverb
mis·wor·ship, verb, mis·wor·shiped, mis·wor·ship·ing or ( especially British ) mis·wor·shipped, mis·wor·ship·ping.
pre·wor·ship, noun, verb, pre·wor·shiped, pre·wor·ship·ing or ( especially British ) pre·wor·shipped, pre·wor·ship·ping.
self-wor·ship, noun
self-wor·ship·er, noun
self-wor·ship·ing, adjective
self-wor·ship·ping, adjective
un·wor·shiped, adjective
un·wor·ship·ing, adjective
un·wor·shipped, adjective
un·wor·ship·ping, adjective
Synonyms
3. honor, homage, adoration, idolatry. 7. honor, venerate, revere, adore, glorify, idolize, adulate.