worshipverb
uk/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/us/ˈwɝː.ʃɪp/-pp- or US also -p-worship verb (RELIGION)
C1 [ T ] to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god:
[ I ] to go to a religious ceremony:
More examples
- The churches were built to worship God.
- We need a place to worship.
- We only worship one god.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Worshipping a god
- adoration
- adore
- churchgoer
- deify
- devotional
- devout
- devoutly
- glory
- godly
- homage
- idolatry
- Pharisee
- piety
- pious
- practising
- praise
- prostrate
- votive
- worshipper
worship verb (ADMIRE)
C1 [ T ] to love, respect, and admire someone or something very much, often without noticing the bad qualities of that person or thing:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Loving and in love
- absence
- absence makes the heart grow fonder idiom
- adoring
- affection
- apple
- carry
- dear
- fondly
- have (got) it bad idiom
- head over heels (in love) idiom
- infatuated
- infatuation
- lose
- puppy love
- romance
- romantic
- serious
- smitten
- stuck
- sweep sb off their feet idiom
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Idiom(s)
worshipnoun
uk/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/us/ˈwɝː.ʃɪp/worship noun (RELIGION)
C2 [ U ] the act of worshipping God or a god, often through praying or singing:
More examples
- Men have always played an active part in leading worship while women have been confined to more passive roles.
- They were engaged in an act of worship.
- Worship is an important part of his daily life.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Worshipping a god
- adoration
- adore
- churchgoer
- deify
- devotional
- devout
- devoutly
- glory
- godly
- homage
- idolatry
- Pharisee
- piety
- pious
- practising
- praise
- prostrate
- votive
- worshipper
worship noun (ADMIRATION)
[ U ] disapproving a lot of love or admiration for a particular thing or person, often when this is considered too much:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Loving and in love
- absence
- absence makes the heart grow fonder idiom
- adoring
- affection
- apple
- carry
- dear
- fondly
- have (got) it bad idiom
- head over heels (in love) idiom
- infatuated
- infatuation
- lose
- puppy love
- romance
- romantic
- serious
- smitten
- stuck
- sweep sb off their feet idiom
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worship noun (TITLE)
used as a title of respect when speaking to or about a mayor or a magistrate:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Judges & juries
- beak
- bench
- challenge
- chief justice
- court of inquiry
- dismiss
- empanel
- foreman
- instruct
- judge
- jurist
- juror
- jury service
- justice
- Justice of the Peace
- rule
- set sth aside
- sheriff
- sum
- sum up
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