to worship
- verb
- /ˈwɜrʃɪp/
- God cannot be worshipped at makeshift altars.
- worship God
- worship a deity
- freedom to worship
They will continue to worship, to learn and to sing.
- They will continue to worship, to learn and to sing.
- I thought she was worshipping the church and she wasn't.
- It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but to create him.
- I choose, you know, to worship in Christianity.
- We don't want to worship anything like that, you know.
- You got to understand we do not all worship the same.
- And it makes sense because the Old Testament does say you should worship God, not golden cows.
- They lost him when they went up to the temple to worship and they took him in the caravan.
- And you know, the, they worship Saturn and what have you.
- I hold the worshipping God, the one true God and Jesus.
Examples
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In America we don't worship government, we worship God.
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During the festival, thousands of devotees come together to worship the deity.
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You are all I asked for, all I worship and enjoy.
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You want me to worship your Christ.
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I choose, you know, to worship in Christianity.
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The goal is to worship and glorify God.
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There was a young woman who worshiped the Lord.
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They said do with us what you will, but we worship the God of all creation.
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Parishioners came together to worship at mass, but sermons were delivered in English, French, and German.
Academic text (1993) -
They turned their backs on God and worshiped dark Aztec spirits.
Synonyms
To treat someone like a god and admire them too much
To treat someone or something with deep respect
To admire someone too much and ignore their faults
Antonyms
Idioms
To admire someone too much and ignore their faults
Compounds
A practice of honoring dead family members with gifts and prayers, believing their spirits watch over the living
Treating the Bible like a holy object to respect instead of a book to read and follow
How Devout
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Worship comes from the Old English word weorþscipe, where weorþ means 'worth' and -scipe is like friendship meaning 'state or condition'. It originally meant to give honor or value to someone, so to worship a god is to show deep respect and join in religious ceremonies.