hero worshipn.

Brit.

/ˈhɪərəʊ ˌwəːʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈhɪroʊ ˌwərʃəp/,

/ˈhiroʊ ˌwərʃəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hero n., worship n.

Etymology: < hero n. + worship n. Compare herolatry n.

1. Ancient History and Theology. The worship or veneration of mortals deified as heroes (cf. hero n. 1); a system of belief involving this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [noun] > reverence of a hero

hero worship1776

herotheism1800

heroization1840

1713 J. Floyer in tr. Sibylline Oracles Pref. sig. a2 After the Assyrian Empire was set up, the Hero Worship was introduc'd.

1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 207 To the adoration of these [sc. sun, moon, and stars] succeeded hero-worship, in the deification of dead kings and legislators.

1810 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 11 Antiquities 27 Herodotus expressly denies that hero worship was practised by the Egyptians.

1816 S. Rogers Meillerie in Poems 146 Records of the past That prompt to hero-worship.

1871 S. Mateer Land of Charity xi. 145 The hero-worship and idolatry which have prevailed amongst ancient nations.

1918 J. H. Hyslop Life after Death iii. 44 The polytheism of the Greeks was a mixture of hero worship and the personification of the forces of nature.

1998 Classical World 92 62 Hero worship grew at the same time as the colonization movement. The founders of colonies were often worshiped.

2. Intense, excessive, or uncritical admiration of a person one views as a hero; a general tendency to this in a group, society, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > admiration > [noun] > overwhelming

amazement1576

herolatry1771

hero worship1788

hero-worshipping1843

1788 A. Bruce Annus Secularis viii. 109 May not this be a promising prelude to hero-worship.., except that it proposes to substitute a political hero, in the room of an antiquated ecclesiastical saint?

1797 Time Piece 16 Oct. 2/1 Hero Worship. America has already had her share of this folly.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 22 Hero-worship endures forever while man endures. Boswell venerates his Johnson.

1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 375/1 The hard knocks incident to a tumbler's career had speedily dissipated the halo of hero-worship with which his youthful imagination had surrounded such a lot.

1923 W. Stevens Let. 11 Feb. (1967) 236 Aside from this absurd hero-worship, or success-worship, the town is purely a business place.

1953 M. Irwin Elizabeth & Prince of Spain ii. 37 Charles had warned his son against his hero-worship of the great General.

1987 G. Turner Sea & Summer 38 I felt already the stirring of hero worship.

2009 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl who played with Fire ii. 35 She's just impressed. Probably a little hero worship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hero worship
释义	hero worshipn. Brit. /ˈhɪərəʊ ˌwəːʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈhɪroʊ ˌwərʃəp/, /ˈhiroʊ ˌwərʃəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hero n., worship n. Etymology: < hero n. + worship n. Compare herolatry n. 1. Ancient History and Theology. The worship or veneration of mortals deified as heroes (cf. hero n. 1); a system of belief involving this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [noun] > reverence of a hero hero worship1776 herotheism1800 heroization1840 1713 J. Floyer in tr. Sibylline Oracles Pref. sig. a2 After the Assyrian Empire was set up, the Hero Worship was introduc'd. 1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 207 To the adoration of these [sc. sun, moon, and stars] succeeded hero-worship, in the deification of dead kings and legislators. 1810 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 11 Antiquities 27 Herodotus expressly denies that hero worship was practised by the Egyptians. 1816 S. Rogers Meillerie in Poems 146 Records of the past That prompt to hero-worship. 1871 S. Mateer Land of Charity xi. 145 The hero-worship and idolatry which have prevailed amongst ancient nations. 1918 J. H. Hyslop Life after Death iii. 44 The polytheism of the Greeks was a mixture of hero worship and the personification of the forces of nature. 1998 Classical World 92 62 Hero worship grew at the same time as the colonization movement. The founders of colonies were often worshiped. 2. Intense, excessive, or uncritical admiration of a person one views as a hero; a general tendency to this in a group, society, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > admiration > [noun] > overwhelming amazement1576 herolatry1771 hero worship1788 hero-worshipping1843 1788 A. Bruce Annus Secularis viii. 109 May not this be a promising prelude to hero-worship.., except that it proposes to substitute a political hero, in the room of an antiquated ecclesiastical saint? 1797 Time Piece 16 Oct. 2/1 Hero Worship. America has already had her share of this folly. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 22 Hero-worship endures forever while man endures. Boswell venerates his Johnson. 1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 375/1 The hard knocks incident to a tumbler's career had speedily dissipated the halo of hero-worship with which his youthful imagination had surrounded such a lot. 1923 W. Stevens Let. 11 Feb. (1967) 236 Aside from this absurd hero-worship, or success-worship, the town is purely a business place. 1953 M. Irwin Elizabeth & Prince of Spain ii. 37 Charles had warned his son against his hero-worship of the great General. 1987 G. Turner Sea & Summer 38 I felt already the stirring of hero worship. 2009 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl who played with Fire ii. 35 She's just impressed. Probably a little hero worship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1713
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