Definitions for worship
ˈwɜr ʃɪpwor·ship

Princeton's WordNet(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. worshipnoun

   the activity of worshipping

2. worship, adorationverb

   a feeling of profound love and admiration

3. idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revereverb

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

   "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

4. worshipverb

   show devotion to (a deity)

   "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

5. worshipverb

   attend religious services

   "They worship in the traditional manner"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. worshipnoun

   The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.

2. worshipnoun

   The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object

3. worshipnoun

   The religious ceremonies that express this devotion

4. worshipnoun

   The ardent love of a person

5. worshipverb

   To honor and adore, especially as a deity.

6. worshipverb

   To participate in religious ceremonies.

7. Worshipnoun

   A form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries

8. Worshipnoun

   A form of address of a mayor.

9. Etymology: weorþscipe, corresponding to.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Worshipnoun

   Etymology: weorðscype , Saxon.

   1. Dignity; eminence; excellence.

   Thou madest him lower than the angels, to crown him with glory and worship. Ps. viii. 5.

   Elfin born of noble state,
   And muckle worship in his native land,
   Well could he tourney, and in lifts debate. Fairy Queen.

   My train are men of choice, and rarest parts,
   That all particulars of duty know;
   And in the most exact regard support
   The worship of their names. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   2. A character of honour.

   I belong to worship, and affect
   In honour, honesty. William Shakespeare, Hen. VIII.

   Dinner is on table; my father desires your worship’s company. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   The old Romans freedom did bestow,
   Our princes worship with a blow. Hudibras.

   What lands and lordships for their owner know
   My quondam barber, but his worship now. Dryden.

   3. A term of ironical respect.

   Against your worship, when had S —— k writ?
   Or P —— ge pour’d forth the torrent of his wit? Alexander Pope.

   4. Adoration; religious act of reverence.

   They join their vocal worship to the quire
   Of creatures wanting voice. John Milton.

   He wav’d a torch aloft, and, madly vain,
   Sought godlike worship from a servile train. Dryden.

   The worship of God is an eminent part of religion, and prayer is a chief part of religious worship: hence religion is described by seeking God. John Tillotson.

   There were several inroads into Germany, particularly a voyage of the Egyptians under Osiris up the Danube; from them the Suevi had their worship of Isis. Arbuthnot.

   5. Honour; respect; civil deference.

   The humble guest shall have worship in the presence of those who sit at meat with him. Luke xiv. 10.

   Since God hath appointed government among men, it is plain that his intention was, that some kind of worship should be given from some to others; for where there is a power to punish and reward, there is a foundation of worship in those who are under that power; which worship lies in expressing a due regard to that power, by a care not to provoke it, and an endeavour to obtain the favour of it, which, among mankind, is called civil worship. Edward Stillingfleet.

   6. Idolatry of lovers.

   ’Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair,
   Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream
   That can entame my spirits to your worship. William Shakespeare.

2. To Worshipverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To adore; to honour or venerate with religious rites.

   Thou shalt worship no other God. Exod. xxxiv. 14.

   Let no man beguile you of your reward, in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels. Col. ii. 18.

   Adore and worship God Supreme. John Milton.

   First worship God; he that forgets to pray,
   Bids not himself good-morrow nor good-day. Thomas Randolph.

   On the smooth rind the passenger shall see
   Thy name engrav’d, and worship Helen’s tree. Dryden.

   2. To respect; to honour; to treat with civil reverence.

   Our grave,
   Like Turkish mute, shall have a tongueless mouth,
   Not worshipp’d with a waxen epitaph. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

3. To Worshipverb

   To perform acts of adoration.

   I and the lad will go yonder and worship. Gen. xxii. 5.

   The people went to worship before the golden calf. 1 Kings.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Worshipadjective

   excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness

2. Worshipadjective

   honor; respect; civil deference

3. Worshipadjective

   hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station

4. Worshipadjective

   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

5. Worshipadjective

   obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration

6. Worshipadjective

   an object of worship

7. Worshipverb

   to respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence

8. Worshipverb

   to pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate

9. Worshipverb

   to honor with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize

10. Worshipverb

    to perform acts of homage or adoration; esp., to perform religious service

11. Etymology: [OE. worshipe, wurscipe, AS. weorscipe; weor worth + -scipe -ship. See Worth, a., and -ship.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Worship

   Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship—to give, at its simplest, worth to something. Evelyn Underhill defines worship thus: "The absolute acknowledgment of all that lies beyond us—the glory that fills heaven and earth. It is the response that conscious beings make to their Creator, to the Eternal Reality from which they came forth; to God, however they may think of Him or recognize Him, and whether He be realized through religion, through nature, through history, through science, art, or human life and character." Worship asserts the reality of its object and defines its meaning by reference to it. An act of worship may be performed individually, in an informal or formal group, or by a designated leader.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Worship

   wur′ship, n. religious service: fervent esteem: adoration paid to God: a title of honour in addressing certain magistrates, &c.: submissive respect.—v.t. to respect highly: to treat with civil reverence: to pay divine honours to: to adore or idolise.—v.i. to perform acts of adoration: to perform religious service:—pr.p. wor′shipping; pa.t. and pa.p. wor′shipped.—adjs. Wor′shipable, Wor′shipful, worthy of worship or honour, used as a term of respect.—adv. Wor′shipfully.—n. Wor′shipfulness.—adj. Wor′shipless, destitute of worship or worshippers.—n. Wor′shipper.—House, or Place, of worship, a church or chapel. [A.S. weorthscipe—weorth, wurth, worth, affix -scipe, -ship.]

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Attend
   • Religion
   • Reverence

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'worship' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4501

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'worship' in Nouns Frequency: #2468

How to pronounce worship?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of worship in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of worship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of worship in a Sentence

1. John Owen:

   Unless men see a beauty and delight in the worship of God, they will not do it willingly.

2. Barack Obama:

   Mother Emanuel is, in fact, more than a church, this is a place of worship that was founded by African-Americans seeking liberty. This is a church that was burned to the ground because its worshipers worked to end slavery. When there were laws banning all-black church gatherings, they conducted services in secret.

3. Kamala Harris:

   First, I do believe most people don't want to leave home. They don't want to leave their grandmother. They don't want to leave the place where they worship and the community that they've always known, and so, when they do, it is usually for one of two reasons: They are fleeing harm, or to stay means they simply cannot satisfy their basic needs or the needs of their family.

4. Tom Lahren:

   The rest of uslittle people should make sure that we're offsetting our car and making sure that we're canceling pipelines, making sure that we're riddingthis country of thousands of high paying jobs in the name of climate change, but people like him, that's the only option they have, to fly private or be on a yacht or any of these rich celebrities that do all the same things and then still worship at the altar of the almighty climate change yet again. Is this surprising to anyone? Because it certainly is not surprising to me.

5. Woodrow Wilson:

   No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

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