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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
n → Verehrung 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 brother → die blinde Bewunderung eines Jungen für seinen älteren Bruder
hero worship n → culto degli eroi
hero worship n → culto degli eroi


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