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UK
/wˈɜːʃɪp/
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[ US /ˈwɝʃəp, ˈwɝʃɪp/ ]
[ US /ˈwɝʃəp, ˈwɝʃɪp/ ]
VERB
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show devotion to (a deity)
Many Hindus worship Shiva -
attend religious services
They worship in the traditional manner -
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
Many teenagers idolized the Beatles
NOUN
- the activity of worshipping
- a feeling of profound love and admiration
How To Use worship In A Sentence
- That the people shall be destroyed with the sword: I will cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, the valley of idolatry, for the gods of the Syrians were gods of the valleys (1 Kings xx. 23), were worshipped in valleys; as the idols of Israel were worshipped on the hills; him also that holdeth the sceptre of power, some petty king or other that used to boast of the sceptre he held from Beth-Eden, the house of pleasure. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
- Obama "cherishes" a trinket and a book given to him by Gordon Brown, and he worships them like tiny gods by keeping them in a little pagan altar he set up in the Oval Office. Wonkette » top
- Their preferences ultimately shaped the place of worship that Warren built, and the result of that consumer-driven approach to creating Saddleback is a deliberately contemporary, highly professionalized operation with a carefully orchestrated feel-good atmosphere. American Grace
- But let's make sure that we're dealing with just Jesus and not a bunch of institutionalized add-ons that try to replace the teachings of Jesus with idol worship and public piosity. Is America a Christian Nation?
- Like all those who have gone before us, may the revelation of Christ in our hearts compel us to lay down our lives before him in worship and adoration.
- The thundering lauwine — might be worshipped more; Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
- They also have a dark side to them, which is somewhat refined, and makes us want to worship them. Times, Sunday Times
- `I think with the ruckus some cove's made off with it, your worship. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
- But the inward thoughts of men, which appear outwardly in their words and actions, are the signs of our honouring, and these go by the name of worship; in Latin, cultus. Leviathan
- They may not agree that evangelizing the unchurched is a higher priority than worship and nurture. Navigating the Winds of Change