Definitions for worshipˈwɜr ʃɪp

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wor•shipˈwɜr ʃɪp(n.; v.)-shiped or shipped, -ship•ing or -ship•ping.

(n.)reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage:
to attend worship on Sundays.
adoring reverence or regard.
the object of adoring reverence or regard.
(cap.)Brit. and Canadian.a title of honor used of certain magistrates and others of high rank or station (usu. prec. by Your, His, or Her).
Category: British
(v.t.)to render religious reverence and homage to.
to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing).
(v.i.)to render religious reverence and homage, as to a deity.
to attend services of divine worship.
to feel an adoring reverence or regard.

Origin of worship:

bef. 900; (n.) ME wors(c)hipe, worthssipe, OE worthscipe, var. of weorthscipe; see worth1, -ship

wor′ship•er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

worship(noun)
the activity of worshipping
worship, adoration(verb)
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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

worship(noun)ˈwɜr ʃɪp
the practice of worshiping a god
They knelt in worship.
worship(verb)ˈwɜr ʃɪp
to pray to honor a god
Let us worship.; They worship many gods.
worshipˈwɜr ʃɪp
to love and admire very much
He worshiped his grandfather.

Wiktionary

worship(Noun)
The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.
worship(Noun)
The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object
worship(Noun)
The religious ceremonies that express this devotion
worship(Noun)
The ardent love of a person
worship(Verb)
To honor and adore, especially as a deity.
worship(Verb)
To participate in religious ceremonies.
Worship(Noun)
A form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries
Worship(Noun)
A form of address of a mayor.

Origin: weorþscipe, corresponding to .

Webster Dictionary

Worship(adj)
excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness
Worship(adj)
honor; respect; civil deference
Worship(adj)
hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station
Worship(adj)
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
Worship(adj)
obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration
Worship(adj)
an object of worship
Worship(verb)
to respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence
Worship(verb)
to pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate
Worship(verb)
to honor with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize
Worship(verb)
to perform acts of homage or adoration; esp., to perform religious service

Translations for worship

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

to pay great honour to

to worship God.

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