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worshipper

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wor·ship   (wûr'shĭp)   
n.  
    1. The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.

    2. The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.

  1. Ardent devotion; adoration.

  2. often Worship Chiefly British Used as a form of address for magistrates, mayors, and certain other dignitaries: Your Worship.

v.   wor·shiped or wor·shipped, wor·ship·ing or wor·ship·ping, wor·ships

v.   tr.
  1. To honor and love as a deity.

  2. To regard with ardent or adoring esteem or devotion. See Synonyms at revere1.

v.   intr.
  1. To participate in religious rites of worship.

  2. To perform an act of worship.


[Middle English worshipe, worthiness, honor, from Old English weorthscipe : weorth, worth; see worth1 + -scipe, -ship.]
wor'ship·er, wor'ship·per n.
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Worshipper

(Gr. neocoros = temple-sweeper (Acts 19:35) of the great goddess Diana). This name neocoros appears on most of the extant Ephesian coins

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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