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worship

wors·hip

UK/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ US/ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/ fairly common slang uk
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.

verb

1.

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

  • “Many teenagers idolized the Beatles”
Synonyms
2.

show devotion to (a deity)

  • “Many Hindus worship Shiva”
3.

attend religious services

  • “They worship in the traditional manner”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • ancestor worship
  • celebrity worship syndrome
  • fire worship
  • foot worship
  • freedom of worship
  • Her Worship
  • hero worship
  • His Worship
  • worship the ground someone walks on
  • worship the porcelain god
  • worship the porcelain goddess

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