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English noun: worship

1. worship (act) the activity of worshipping


Broader (hypernym)activity


Narrower (hyponym)adoration, ancestor worship, animal-worship, apotheosis, arborolatry, astrolatry, autolatry, cosmolatry, cultism, deification, demonolatry, devil-worship, devotion, diabolatry, exaltation, fire-worship, hagiolatry, heliolatry, hierolatry, idiolatry, idol worship, idolatry, idolatry, idolisation, idolization, latria, monolatry, moon-worship, praise, prayer, pyrolatry, salaah, salaat, salah, salat, selenolatry, self-worship, sun-worship, supplication, tree-worship, veneration, worship of heavenly bodies, zoolatry

2. worship (feeling) a feeling of profound love and admiration


Synonymsadoration


Broader (hypernym)love


English verb: worship

1. worship (emotion) love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol


SamplesMany teenagers idolized the Beatles.


ExamplesSam cannot worship Sue


Synonymshero-worship, idolise, idolize, revere


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)adore


Narrower (hyponym)drool over, slobber over

2. worship (emotion) show devotion to (a deity)


SamplesMany Hindus worship Shiva.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)fear, revere, reverence, venerate


Domain categoryfaith, religion, religious belief

3. worship (stative) attend religious services


SamplesThey worship in the traditional manner.


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)attend, go to


Narrower (hyponym)offer, offer up









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