Word Frequency
worship (ˈwɜːʃɪp
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Definitions
verb
-ships, -shipping, -shipped, (US) -ships, -shiping, -shiped- tr to show profound religious devotion and respect to; adore or venerate (God or any person or thing considered divine)
- tr to be devoted to and full of admiration for
- intr to have or express feelings of profound adoration
- intr to attend services for worship
- tr (obsolete) to honour
noun
- religious adoration or devotion
- the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc
- admiring love or devotion
- (archaic) dignity or standing
Derived Forms
ˈworshipable adjectiveˈworshipper noun
Word Origin
Old English weorthscipe, from worth1 + -shipSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'worship'
- British English: worship If you worship a god, you show your respect to the god, for example by saying prayers.I enjoy going to church and worshipping God....Jews worshipping at the Wailing Wall.ˈwɜːʃɪp VERB
- Arabic: يَعَبُدُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: venerar
- Chinese: 崇拜
- Croatian: obožavati
- Czech: uctít uctívat
- Danish: tilbede
- Dutch: vereren
- European Spanish: rendir culto
- Finnish: palvoa
- French: vénérer
- German: anbeten
- Greek: λατρεύω
- Italian: venerare
- Japanese: 礼拝する
- Korean: 숭배하다
- Norwegian: tilbe
- Polish: czcić
- Portuguese: venerar
- Romanian: a venera
- Russian: поклоняться
- Spanish: rendir culto
- Swedish: dyrka
- Thai: บูชา
- Turkish: ibadet etmek
- Ukrainian: поклонятися
- Vietnamese: thờ phụng
Example Sentences Including 'worship'
Evidence lies everywhere, not the least in the small stone memorials that dot almost every village, each an object of common worship.India Today (1997)
Figures show that out of 1,299 places of worship in Merseyside, 236 (18 %) were targeted by criminals.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)
His confidence while wearing a green jersey is half natural, half picked up from that hero worship business.Irish Times (2002)
In between the sounds of breaking glass and Christian worship , Anderson wrote lyrics that had a distinctly theatrical aspect.THE LAST PARTY: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock (2003)
In the years before the American invasion, few forms of public Christian worship were tolerated under the regime of Saddam Hussein.Edmonton Sun (2003)
It did not particularly matter to her that they expected her to worship their god.TREASON KEEP (2001)
It is inconceivable that external forces could decide for Hindus how they would exercise their worship.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
Just a quiet, comfortable place where people could come to relax and meditate... and worship , of course.Miss Melville Regrets
We opened up the churches, restored them to worship -- you've read of that.In Love and War
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