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hero worship

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hero worship
n.
Intense or excessive admiration for a hero or a person regarded as a hero.

hero worship
n
1. admiration for heroes or idealized persons
2. (Historical Terms) worship by the ancient Greeks and Romans of heroes
vb hero-worship, -ships, -shipping, -shipped US, -ships -shiping, -shiped
(tr) to feel admiration or adulation for
hero-worshipper  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hero worship - admiration for great men (or their memory)
admiration, esteem - a feeling of delighted approval and liking
Translations
hero worship
nVerehrung f (→ of +gen); (in ancient tribe etc) → Heldenverehrung f; (of pop star etc)Schwärmerei f(of für); the hero worship of a boy for his older brotherdie blinde Bewunderung eines Jungen für seinen älteren Bruder
hero worship nculto degli eroi
hero worship nculto degli eroi


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As Taylor acquaints us with the pecking order in his school, his parents' conversations and escalating arguments, his struggle with his stammer, his hero worship of his older cousin, the prejudice and ignorance of his adult acquaintances, his first crush and first serious ethical dilemma, every word rings true.
Warhol died during my senior year in high school, at the height of my hero worship.
Nevertheless, the prose is even-handed in the main, though some minor hero worship does come through.
 
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