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worship

[ wur-ship ]

noun

  1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
  2. formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage:

    They attended worship this morning.

  3. adoring reverence or regard:

    excessive worship of business success.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. the object of adoring reverence or regard.
  5. (initial capital letter) British. a title of honor used in addressing or mentioning certain magistrates and others of high rank or station (usually preceded by Your, His, or Her ).


verb (used with object)

worshiped, worshiping or worshipped, worshipping.
  1. to render religious reverence and homage to.
  2. to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing).

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

verb (used without object)

worshiped, worshiping or worshipped, worshipping.
  1. to render religious reverence and homage, as to a deity.
  2. to attend services of divine worship.
  3. to feel an adoring reverence or regard.

worship

1

/ 藞飞蓽藧蕛瑟辫 /

verb

  1. tr to show profound religious devotion and respect to; adore or venerate (God or any person or thing considered divine)
  2. tr to be devoted to and full of admiration for
  3. intr to have or express feelings of profound adoration
  4. intr to attend services for worship
  5. obsolete.
    tr to honour
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. religious adoration or devotion
  2. the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc
  3. admiring love or devotion
  4. archaic.
    dignity or standing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Worship

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/ 藞飞蓽藧蕛瑟辫 /

noun

  1. preceded byYour, His, or Her a title used to address or refer to a mayor, magistrate, or a person of similar high rank
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞飞辞谤蝉丑颈辫辫别谤, noun
  • 藞飞辞谤蝉丑颈辫补产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路别谤 飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路辫别谤 noun
  • 飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 尘颈蝉路飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫 verb misworshiped misworshiping or misworshipped misworshipping
  • 辫谤别路飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫 noun verb preworshiped preworshiping or preworshipped preworshipping
  • 蝉别濒蹿-飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫 noun
  • self-飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路别谤 self-飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路辫别谤 noun
  • 蝉别濒蹿-飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路ing 蝉别濒蹿-飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路ping adjective
  • 耻苍路飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫别诲 耻苍路飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫辫别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路颈苍驳 耻苍路飞辞谤路蝉丑颈辫路辫颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of worship1

First recorded before 900; Middle English noun wors(c)hipe, worthssipe, Old English worthscipe, variant of weorthscipe; Middle English verb derivative of the noun; worth 1, -ship
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of worship1

Old English weorthscipe, from worth 1+ -ship
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Many have been living, as well as worshipping, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City.

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His father worshipped guitarists from the Delta and even wanted to name his son after the Mississippian Albert King but was outvoted by his wife, who named him after Beethoven.

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Shortly after Trump took office, his administration declared that immigration agents are free to make arrests in places of worship, schools, hospitals and other locations that were previously considered 鈥渟ensitive.鈥

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At his inauguration ball, a "worship painter" even replicated Trump's image while the crowd sang "amen" over and over, underscoring this shift in the de facto theology of these "Christians."

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The Trump administration said in January it would allow immigration enforcement to make arrests in 鈥渟ensitive locations鈥 such as schools, places of worship and hospitals, sites protected from ICE for the last 30 years.

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What does worship mean?

Worship is the honor and reverence given to a god or sacred object, as in The holy men would not allow anyone to interrupt their worship of the gods.聽

Worship can also refer to the formal act or ceremony in which a person gives such reverence, as in The family attended worship yesterday.聽

Worship can be used more generally to refer to passionate adoration or devotion of anything, as in I am sometimes disturbed by the creepy worship of celebrities.

As a verb, worship can be used in both the religious sense, as in worshipping nature, or the secular sense, as in worshiping the musician at every concert.聽

In American English, worshiped and worshipping are spelled with only one P, while in British English they are spelled with two P鈥檚 (worshipped, worshipping).

Self-worship is used to refer to someone who reveres or adores themselves, as in The dozens of flattering self-portraits were just one example of the king鈥檚 self-worship.聽聽聽

Example: My sister worships her cats and is always buying fancy gifts for them.聽

Where does worship come from?

The first records of worship come from before the year 900. It comes from the Old English weorthscipe, formed from the word worth, meaning 鈥済ood鈥 or 鈥渋mportant,鈥 and the suffix -ship, indicating a condition or character. If you worship someone or something, you think they or it is important enough to be revered or idolized.

The word worship is used to discuss religion and will often appear in religious texts. Practicing a religion often includes honoring a god, multiple gods, or nature. Religious worship can involve things like prayer or meditation during which you express your devotion to a supreme being or force. Churches, synagogues, and mosques are described as 鈥減laces of worship鈥 because they are the location where you would typically go to honor your God.

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What are some other forms related to worship?

  • worshiper (noun)
  • worshipper (noun)
  • worshipingly (adverb)
  • misworship (verb)
  • preworship (noun)
  • self-worship (noun)

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How is worship used in real life?

Worship is commonly used to refer to religion or a person鈥檚 relationship with a supreme being. Outside of religion, worship is used to mean that a person intensely adores or reveres someone or something.

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Is worship used correctly in the following sentence?

Ancient Romans worshiped many gods and gave sacrifices to them at their temples to show their reverence.

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