worship.
The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
Meaning & usage
The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
Polytheistic theology and worship had to go underground.
The adoration (or latria) owed to God alone, as greater than the hyperdulia that is given to Saint Mary only and the veneration (or dulia) accorded to all other Roman Catholic saints.
The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.
Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference.
Ardent love.
An object of worship.
Used as a title or term of address for various officials, including magistrates.
Honour; respect; civil deference.
The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.
The fact of an artist's music heavily drawing influence from some other artist's work in a way that appears too obvious or unapologetic; a piece of music that does this.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiepe. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”). By surface analysis, wor(th) + -ship.
To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.
To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.
To participate in religious ceremonies.
We worship at the church down the road.
To touch, fondle, or kiss in an intensely sensual way.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiepe. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”). By surface analysis, wor(th) + -ship.
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