English Explanatory Dictionary

worship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
  2. The adoration (or latria) owed to God alone, as greater than the hyperdulia) that is given to Saint Mary only and the veneration (or dulia) accorded to all other Roman Catholic saints.
  3. The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.
  4. Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference.
  5. Ardent love.
  6. An object of worship.
  7. Used as a title or term of address for various officials, including magistrates.
  8. Honour; respect; civil deference.
  9. The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.
  10. The fact of an artist's music heavily drawing influence from some other artist's work in a way that appears too obvious or unapologetic; a piece of music that does this.
verb
  1. To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.
  2. To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.
  3. To participate in religious ceremonies.
  4. To touch, fondle, or kiss in an intensely sensual way.
noun
  1. A form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries
  2. A form of address of a mayor.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

wûr′shĭp /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/ /ˈwɔɹ.ʃɪp/ En-us-worship.ogg

Word forms

worship worships wurship worshiping worshipping worshiped worshipped

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiepe. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”). By surface analysis, wor(th) + -ship.

Synonyms

praise worship adoration reverence idolatry adore exalt glorify canoodle grope caress chuckle coax cosset dally dandle dawt faddle feel up fond fondle grabble nantle pet pettle shift smuggle tiddle touch up

Related words

bread-worshiper bread worshiper bread worshipper bread-worshipper sun worshiper sun-worshiper sunworshiper sun worshipper sun-worshipper sunworshipper worshipability worshipableness worshipfully worshipfulness worshippableness worshippingly

Derived words

airship ancestor worship bread-worship celebrity worship syndrome fire worship foot worship freedom of worship hero worship Her Worship His Worship house of worship muscle worship place of worship self-worship Worship worshipable worshiper worshipful Worshipful Master worshiping worship of adoration worship of hyperveneration worship of hyper-veneration worship of veneration worshippability worshippable worshipped worshipper worshipping worship song worshipworthy Your Worship worship the ground someone walks on worship the porcelain god worship the porcelain goddess
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