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wor·ship  (wûrshp)
n.
1.
a. The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
b. The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.
2. Ardent devotion; adoration.
3. often Worship Chiefly British Used as a form of address for magistrates, mayors, and certain other dignitaries: Your Worship.
v. wor·shiped or wor·shipped, wor·ship·ing or wor·ship·ping, wor·ships
v.tr.
1. To honor and love as a deity.
2. To regard with ardent or adoring esteem or devotion. See Synonyms at revere1.
v.intr.
1. To participate in religious rites of worship.
2. To perform an act of worship.

[Middle English worshipe, worthiness, honor, from Old English weorthscipe : weorth, worth; see worth1 + -scipe, -ship.]

worship·er, worship·per n.

worship [ˈwɜːʃɪp]
vb -ships, -shipping, -shipped US, -ships -shiping, -shiped
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to show profound religious devotion and respect to; adore or venerate (God or any person or thing considered divine)
2. (tr) to be devoted to and full of admiration for
3. (intr) to have or express feelings of profound adoration
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (intr) to attend services for worship
5. (tr) Obsolete to honour
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) religious adoration or devotion
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc.
3. admiring love or devotion
4. Archaic dignity or standing
[Old English weorthscipe, from worth1 + -ship]
worshipable  adj
worshipper  n

Worship [ˈwɜːʃɪp]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly Brit (preceded by Your, His, or Her) a title used to address or refer to a mayor, magistrate, or a person of similar high rank

Worship of writers: authors collectively—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.worship - the activity of worshipping
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
apotheosis, deification, exaltation - the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
ancestor worship - worship of ancestors
prayer, supplication - the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
idolisation, idolization - the act of worshiping blindly and to excess
latria, adoration - the worship given to God alone
idol worship, idolatry - the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
idolatry, veneration, cultism, devotion - religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
autolatry, idiolatry, self-worship - the worship of yourself
arborolatry, tree-worship - the worship of trees
astrolatry, worship of heavenly bodies - the worship of planets or stars
cosmolatry - the worship of the cosmos
demonolatry, devil-worship, diabolatry - the acts or rites of worshiping devils
fire-worship, pyrolatry - the worship of fire
hagiolatry, hierolatry - the worship of saints
heliolatry, sun-worship - the worship of the sun
animal-worship, zoolatry - the worship of animals
monolatry - the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god
moon-worship, selenolatry - the worship of the moon
salaah, salaat, salah, salat - the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca
praise - offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
2.worshipworship - a feeling of profound love and admiration
love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
Verb1.worship - love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
adore - love intensely; "he just adored his wife"
drool over, slobber over - envy without restraint
2.worship - show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
3.worship - attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"
attend, go to - be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"
offer up, offer - present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

worship
verb
1. praise, respect, honour, adore, revere, glorify, reverence, exalt, laud, pray to, venerate, deify, adulate people who still worship the pagan gods
praise mock, ridicule, deride, flout, scoff at, revile, dishonour, blaspheme
2. love, adore, idolize, put on a pedestal The children worship their father.
love despise, disdain, spurn
noun
praise, love, regard, respect, honour, glory, prayer(s), devotion, homage, reverence, adulation, adoration, admiration, exaltation, glorification, deification, laudation The temple had been a centre of worship of the goddess Hathor.
Translations
worship [ˈwɜːʃɪp]
A. N
1. (= adoration) → adoración f; (= reverence) → veneración f; (= organized worship) → culto m
place of worshiplugar m de culto
hours of worshiphorario m de cultos
2. (Brit) (in titles) Your Worship (to judge) → su Señoría; (to mayor) → señor(a)alcalde(sa)
His Worship the Mayorel señor alcalde
B. VT [+ God, money, success] → adorar, rendir culto a; [+ film star, singer] → adorar, idolatrar
she worships her children (fig) → adora a sus hijos
he worshipped the ground she walked onbesaba la tierra que ella pisaba, sentía verdadera adoración por ella
C. VI (Rel) → hacer sus devociones

worship [ˈwɜːrʃɪp]
n
(RELIGION)culte m place of worship
(British) (as form of address) Your Worship → Votre honneur
vt
[+ gods] → adorer; [+ God] → rendre grâce à
[+ person] → idolâtrer
She worshipped her father → Elle idolâtrait son père.
He really worships her
BUT Il lui voue une véritable adoration.

worship
n
(of God, person etc)Verehrung f; public worshipGottesdienst m; place of worshipAndachtsstätte f; (non-Christian) → Kultstätte f
(Brit: in titles) Your Worship (to judge) → Euer Ehren/Gnaden; (to mayor) → (verehrter or sehr geehrter) Herr Bürgermeister; His Worship the Mayor of …der verehrte Bürgermeister von …; if your Worship wisheswenn Euer Ehren or Gnaden wünschen
vtanbeten; he worshipped the ground she walked oner betete den Boden unter ihren Füßen an
vi (Rel) → den Gottesdienst abhalten; (RC) → die Messe feiern; the church where we used to worshipdie Kirche, die wir besuchten

worship [ˈwɜːʃɪp]
1. n
a. (adoration) → adorazione f, culto (also organized worship) → culto
place of worship (Rel) → luogo di culto
b. (Brit) (in titles) Your Worship (to judge) → Vostro Onore; (to mayor) → signor sindaco
2. vtadorare, venerare
she worships her children (fig) → adora i suoi bambini
he worships the ground she treads on → bacia la terra su cui lei cammina
3. vi (Rel) → assistere alle funzioni

worship [ˈwɜːʃɪp]
1. n
a. (adoration) → adorazione f, culto (also organized worship) → culto
place of worship (Rel) → luogo di culto
b. (Brit) (in titles) Your Worship (to judge) → Vostro Onore; (to mayor) → signor sindaco
2. vtadorare, venerare
she worships her children (fig) → adora i suoi bambini
he worships the ground she treads on → bacia la terra su cui lei cammina
3. vi (Rel) → assistere alle funzioni

worship
v worship [ˈwəːʃip]
1 to pay great honour to to worship God. eer, aanbid يَعْبُد почитам uctívat tilbede; dyrke anbeten λατρεύω, τιμώ adorar, rendir culto (a) kummardama, teenima عبادت کردن؛ پرستش کردن palvoa adorer לִסגוֹד उपासना करना obožavati, štovati imád menyembah dÿrka adorare 崇拝する 숭배하다 garbinti pielūgt menyembah aanbidden delta i gudstjeneste, dyrke czcić adorar a adora поклоняться uctievať častiti obožavati dyrka, tillbe[] สักการะ ibadet etmek, dua etmek, tapınmak 崇拜 поклонятися, шанувати عبادت کرنا thờ
2 to love or admire very greatly She worships her older brother. verafgood يُعْجَبُ جِدا уважавам zbožňovat tilbede anbeten λατρεύω, θαυμάζω πάρα πολύ adorar jumaldama بسیار دوست داشتن ihailla adorer לְהַעֲרִיץ आराधना करना obožavati istentiszteletre/templomba megy; istentiszteleten részt vesz memuja dÿrka, dá adorare 敬慕する 존경하다 dievinti dievināt memuja aanbidden tilbe, dyrke uwielbiać adorar a diviniza обожать zbožňovať oboževati diviti se avguda เคารพ çok sevmek, tapmak 鍾愛,仰慕 обожнювати بے حد تعظیم کرنا tôn sùng
n
the act of worshipping A church is a place of worship; the worship of God / of money. aanbidding عِبادَه култ uctívání tilbedelse die Anbetung λατρεία adoración, veneración palvus, kummardamine نیایش؛ عبادت palvonta culte פּוּלחָן उपासना obožavanje, klanjanje istentisztelet penyembahan dÿrkun, tilbeiðsla adorazione, culto 崇拝 숭배 행위 garbinimas, dievinimas pielūgšana; dievināšana; cienīšana penyembahan verering (deltakelse i) gudstjeneste, dyrkelse, tilbedelse kult adoração cult поклонение uctievanie čaščenje obožavanje dyrkan, tillbedjan, andakt การสักการะ ibadet, tapınma, tapma 禮拜 шанування; поклоніння عبادت sự thờ phụng
n worshipper
aanbidder عابِد богомолец věřící troende; tilbeder der/die Anbeter(in) λάτρης devoto kummardaja پرستنده؛ نیایشگر palvoja fidèle סוֹגֵד, מִתפַּלֵל उपासक obožavalac, štovatelj istentiszteleten résztvevő pemuja trúmaður adoratore, adoratrice 礼拝者 garbintojas dievlūdzējs; pielūdzējs; dievinātājs penyembah kerkganger, gelovige deltaker i gudstjeneste, dyrker, tilbeder czciciel adorador admirator верующий; поклонник veriaci oboževalec obožavalac dyrkare, tillbedjare, beundrare ผู้บูช ibadet eden kimse, hayran 禮拜者 шанувальник عبادت کرنے والا người thờ cúng

worship يَعَبُد uctít tilbede anbeten λατρεύω rendir culto palvoa vénérer obožavati venerare 礼拝する 숭배하다 vereren tilbe czcić venerar поклоняться dyrka บูชา ibadet etmek thờ phụng 崇拜


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