worship

Definition of worship in English English dictionary: A form of address of a mayor. The Gazette (Montreal), , 14 December 1939 (accessed 31 March 2010); A form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries; The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction
whan the knyght sawe that, he alyghte, for hym thought no worship to haue a knyght at suche auaille he to be on horsback and he on foot .; To honor and adore, especially as a deity; The ardent love of a person; The religious ceremonies that express this devotion; The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object; To participate in religious ceremonies; {v} to adore, perform adoration, respect; {n} religious reverence, adoration, dignity, respect, a term of honor, a term of irony; {f} pray, exalt, venerate, deify, idolize; honor, esteem; The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence, paid to God, or a being viewed as God; Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness; the activity of praying in a church, temple, mosque, etc in order to show respect and love for a divine being; a feeling of profound love and admiration; the activity of worshipping a feeling of profound love and admiration show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"; Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station; To pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor of; to adore; to venerate; If you worship someone or something, you love them or admire them very much. She had worshipped him for years; show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"; homage rendered to God which it is sinful (idolatry) to render to any created being (Ex 34: 14; Isa 2: 8) Such worship was refused by Peter (Acts 10: 25,26) and by an angel (Rev 22: 8,9); wor·ship worships worshipping worshipped in AM, use worshiping, worshiped1. 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. Worship is also a noun. St Jude's church is a public place of worship. + worshipper worshippers wor·ship·per At the end of the service, scores of worshippers streamed down to the altar; To honor with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize; the activity of worshipping; love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"; The act of prayer or actions dedicated to praising God; To respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence; attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner; the activity of worshipping a feeling of profound love and admiration show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva" attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner; {i} ritual; veneration, homage; adoration, esteem; prayer, exaltation; idol-worship; to perform religious service; Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration; The regular services appointed for public worship in the Episcopal Church are the Holy Eucharist, which is the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord's Day and other major feasts; attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"; The obligation of God's creation to give to Him all honor, praise, adoration, and glory due Him because He is the holy and divine creator Worship is to be given to God only (Exodus 20: 3; Matt 4: 10) Jesus, being God in flesh (John 1: 1,14 ; Col 2: 9), was worshipped (Matt 2: 2,11; 14: 33; John 9: 35-38; Heb 1: 6); Honor; respect; civil deference; The ascribing ultimate worth, worth-ship In the case of a believer, it is the state of ascribing such worth to God Worship, then, defines our faith community It is central to our lives as Christians; An object of worship; To perform acts of homage or adoration; esp; praise
word-worship: {i} worship of words, verbolatry
His Worship: Form of address for a male mayor. The Gazette (Montreal), , 14 December 1939 (accessed 31 March 2010)
Worshipful: a respectful form of address used in the name of livery companies (such as "The Worshipful Company of Scriveners")
Your Worship: A title used to address a magistrate or clergyman
bread-worship: The worship of the host; artolatry
house of worship: A religious edifice; a church, temple, or similar place where believers go to practice their faith
houses of worship: plural form of house of worship
worshipful: Showing reverence; tending to worship
worshiping: Present participle of to worship
worshipped: Simple past and past participle of to worship
worshipful: {a} respected for dignity or office
worshipper: {n} one who worships or adores
Worshipful: a respectful form of address used in the name of livery companies (such as "The Worshipful Company of Scriveners")"
Worships: plural of Worship
ancestor worship: worship of ancestors
ancestor worship: Religious beliefs or practices that involve addressing prayers or offerings to the spirits of dead relatives. It existed among the ancient Greeks, other Mediterranean peoples, and the ancient Europeans; it also plays a major role in traditional African religions. The dead are related to the family, clan, tribe, or village; mythical ancestors may be included. They may be friendly, or they may be displeased and require propitiation. Commemorative ceremonies are sometimes held at graves or monuments and may include prayers, offerings, sacrifices, and festivals of honor. Worship of individual ancestors is common; it may be combined with communal forms of worship, as in the case of the Roman emperor cult. An ancestor whose deeds are heroic may attain the status of a god. In China and Japan, ancestor worship (more accurately, ancestor reverence) has declined with the decline in the size and importance of kinship groups
ancestor worship: religious practice in which dead family members are venerated due to the belief that their spirits can influence the lives of the living
animal worship: worship of animals, zoolatry; paganism
devil worship: {i} worship of Satan and evil, worship of the devil, satanism
fire worship: worship of fire (prevailing mainly in Persia)
freedom of worship: right to practice and observe one's religion without interference by the government
hero worship: admiration for great men (or their memory)
hero worship: Intense or excessive admiration for a hero or a person regarded as a hero. great admiration for someone who is thought to be very brave, good, skilful etc - often used to show disapproval
hero-worship: idolize: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
hero-worship: If you hero-worship someone, you admire them a great deal and think they are special or perfect. He was amused by the way younger actors started to hero-worship and copy him
hero-worship: The noun is also spelled hero worship
hero-worship: Hero-worship is a very great admiration of someone and a belief that they are special or perfect. Singer Brett Anderson inspires old-fashioned hero-worship
image worship: worship of idols
moon-worship: worship of the moon
nature worship: reverence for nature, nature cult
nature worship: a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena
place of worship: house of worship, house of prayer (i.e. church, mosque, synagogue, etc.)
place of worship: any building where congregations gather for prayer
self-worship: worship of yourself
sun worship: Veneration of the sun or its representation as a deity. It appears in several early cultures, notably in ancient Egypt, Indo-Europe, and Mesoamerica, where urban civilizations were combined with a strong ideology of sacred kingship, in which kings ruled by the power of the sun and claimed descent from it. The imagery of the sun as the ruler of both the upper and the lower world, which he visits daily, was prominent. Sun heroes and deities also figure in many mythologies, including Indo-Iranian, Greco-Roman, and Scandinavian. In late Roman history, sun worship was of such importance that it was later called "solar monotheism." See also Amaterasu, Re, Shamash, Sol, Surya, Tonatiuh
sun worship: holding of religious rites in honor of the sun, believing that the sun is a supreme being
worshiped: Simple past and past participle of to worship
worshiper: One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being or thing; one who adores
worshiper: {i} one who bows to; one who prays; admirer; one who believes (Religion)
worshiper: someone who admires too much to recognize faults
worshiper: alternative spelling of worshipper
worshiper: a person who has religious faith
worshipful: {i} adoring, reverential; adored, revered
worshipful: showing adoration
worshipful: Entitled to worship, reverence, or high respect; claiming respect; worthy of honor; often used as a term of respect, sometimes ironically
worshipful: If someone has a worshipful attitude to a person or thing, they show great respect and admiration for them. Franklin's almost worshipful imitation of his cousin. = reverential
worshipful: showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"
worshiping: that is at worship; "a worshiping group"
worshiping: that is at worship; "a worshiping group
worshipped: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"
worshipped: {s} idolized
worshipper: {i} one who worships; reverer; idolizer
worshipper: someone who admires too much to recognize faults
worshipper: A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services
worshipper: a person who has religious faith
worshipper: (Gr neocoros = temple-sweeper (Acts 19: 35) of the great goddess Diana) This name neocoros appears on most of the extant Ephesian coins
worshipper: A person who is involved in an act of worship
worshippers: plural of worshipper
worshipping: Present participle of to worship
worshipping: that is at worship; "a worshiping group"
worships: Third-person singular simple present of to worship