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Verb
/ˈwərSHəp/,
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The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity,
  1. Show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites
    • - the Maya built jungle pyramids to worship their gods
  2. Treat (someone or something) with the reverence and adoration appropriate to a deity
    • - she adores her sons and they worship her
  3. Take part in a religious ceremony
    • - he went to the cathedral because he chose to worship in a spiritually inspiring building
Noun
  1. The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity
    • - the worship of God
    • - ancestor worship
  2. The acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies
    • - the church was opened for public worship
  3. Adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle
    • - our society’s worship of teenagers
  4. Honor given to someone in recognition of their merit

  5. Used in addressing or referring to an important or high-ranking person, esp. a magistrate or mayor
    • - we were soon joined by His Worship the Mayor
  1. idolize: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
  2. the activity of worshipping
  3. a feeling of profound love and admiration
  4. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
  5. attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"
  6. (worshipped) adored: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"
  7. Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed to one or more deities. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship -- to give, at its simplest, worth to something, for example, Christian worship
  8. Worship is Michael W. Smith's sixteenth album. This is Smith's first album of contemporary worship music.
  9. Body worship is any practice of physically reverencing a part of another person's body, and is usually done as a submissive act in the context of BDSM. Typical kinds of body worship are muscle worship, foot worship, penis worship, vagina worship (or Oral servitude), and ass worship. ...
  10. His or Her Worship is an honorific prefix for mayors, Justices of the Peace and magistrates in Commonwealth Realms. ...
  11. The Worship Network, or Worship, is a broadcast television service that provides alternative Christian worship-themed programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The network is based in Nashville, Tennessee, in the USA, and is available in more than 50 countries.
  12. 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; The ardent love of a person; To honor and adore, especially as a deity; To participate in religious ceremonies
  13. A form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries; A form of address of a mayor.^[1]
  14. (worshipped) cause to be honoured
  15. To show worth, i.e. to render reverance and honor to God, in the form of prayer, ritual, holy living, etc.
  16. In a religious sense, the act of expressing reverence to a deity or supernatural entity.
  17. Homage rendered to God which it is sinful (idolatry) to render to any created being (Exo 34:14; Isa 2:8). Such worship was refused by Peter (Act 10:25, Act 10:26) and by an angel (Rev 22:8, Rev 22:9).
  18. The act of prayer or actions dedicated to praising God.
  19. The appropriate response to God saving us. God is not interested in play-acting, but wants to actually heal and save people that will then worship Him in Spirit and in truth. People love to praise things that are great; thus in praising God we find our ultimate purpose and pleasure. ...
  20. Literally, "to bow down." In the Christian sense worship is the adoration of God through participation in the services of the Church, the highest act of a Christian (John 4:19-24). See also LITURGY.
  21. from the older English word "worthship" meaning pondering and praising the worth of the subject being "worthshipped"; actions of a positive inner "heart" response of love and positive feelings and commitment to someone/-thing. To worship means to awaken the conscience to the holiness of God. ...
  22. There are two kinds of worship: (1) in a material way and (2) through (practice of) the Dharma.  The worship through (practice of) the Dharma is the better of the two.
  23. to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a religious building
  24. Worship is a religious act intended to show adoration and display devotion to a supernatural being, especially a god or goddess. Although it can be performed privately by a single person, it is usually part of an organized service directed by one or more leaders. ...
  25. reverent love, devotion, and ceremonies directed toward or in praise of God.