WORSHIP

worship

(noun) the activity of worshipping

worship, adoration

(noun) a feeling of profound love and admiration

idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere

(verb) love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; “Many teenagers idolized the Beatles”

worship

(verb) show devotion to (a deity); “Many Hindus worship Shiva”

worship

(verb) attend religious services; “They worship in the traditional manner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Worship (plural Worships)

(British) A form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries

(Canada, archaic) A form of address of a mayor.

Usage notes

• Usually as "Your Worship" or "His Worship"

Etymology

Noun

worship (usually uncountable, plural worships)

(obsolete) The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.

The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.

The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.

(by extension) Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference.

(also by extension) Ardent love.

An object of worship.

Honour; respect; civil deference.

(chiefly British) Used as a title or term of address for various officials, including magistrates

Synonyms

• adoration

• reverence

• idolatry

Verb

worship (third-person singular simple present worships, present participle (US) worshiping or (UK) worshipping, simple past and past participle (US) worshiped or (UK) worshipped)

(transitive) To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.

(transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.

(intransitive) To participate in religious ceremonies.

Source: Wiktionary

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Wor"ship, n. Etym: [OE. worshipe, wuredhscipe, AS. weoredhscipe; weoredh worth + -scipe -ship. See Worth, a., and -ship.]

1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. [Obs.] Shak. A man of worship and honour. Chaucer. Elfin, born of noble state, And muckle worship in his native land. Spenser.

2. Honor; respect; civil deference. [Obs.] Of which great worth and worship may be won. Spenser. Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. Luke xiv. 10.

3. Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station. My father desires your worships' company. Shak.

4. The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence, paid to God, or a being viewed as God. "God with idols in their worship joined." Milton. The worship of God is an eminent part of religion, and prayer is a chief part of religious worship. Tillotson.

5. Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration. 'T is your inky brows, your black silk hair, Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream, That can my spirits to your worship. Shak.

6. An object of worship. In attitude and aspect formed to be At once the artist's worship and despair. Longfellow. Devil worship, Fire worship, Hero worship, etc. See under Devil, Fire, Hero, etc.

Wor"ship, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worshiped or Worshipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Worshiping or Worshipping.]

1. To respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence. [Obsoles.] Chaucer. Our grave . . . shall have a tongueless mouth, Not worshiped with a waxen epitaph. Shak. This holy image that is man God worshipeth. Foxe.

2. To pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate. But God is to be worshiped. Shak. When all our fathers worshiped stocks and stones. Milton.

3. To honor with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize. With bended knees I daily worship her. Carew.

Syn.

– To adore; revere; reverence; bow to; honor.

Wor"ship, v. i.

Definition: To perform acts of homage or adoration; esp., to perform religious service. Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. John iv. 20. Was it for this I have loved . . . and worshiped in silence Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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