to hero-worship
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6.5
- verb
- /ˈhɪəroʊˌwɜːrʃɪp/
Examples
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I hero-worshiped him," said the witness, who is now married with five children and living in North Carolina.
Blog text (12) -
Come on down and let the kids hero-worship you, Gabe.
Fiction book (1990) -
Because people hero-worshipped Jobs.
Blog text (19) -
They have also learned that hero-worship is a sign of weakness and a temptation to elitism.
Academic text (1996) -
"One of the things about conservatives that a lot of liberals just don't seem to understand about us is that we generally don't hero-worship the same way liberals do."
Blog text (21) -
If, for example, the Washington Post would expend more effort on investigative journalism than on reheated David Broder columns, maybe people wouldn't be hero-worshiping Wikileaks quite so much.
Blog text (26) -
Billy hero-worships his favorite superhero, believing he can do no wrong.
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As a child, I hero-worshipped my teacher, admiring her wisdom and kindness.
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Many fans hero-worship celebrities, often overlooking their flaws and mistakes.
Synonyms
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3.4
To admire someone very much, often without thinking about their faults
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6.7
To feel deep respect and admiration for someone, often with awe
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4.9
Admire someone very much, often ignoring their faults
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6.0
Admire someone so much you think they are perfect
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5.8
To think someone or something is more perfect than they really are
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8.4
To treat someone like a god and admire them too much
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8.8
To treat something as if it has special power or importance
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7.4
To admire someone too much and ignore their faults
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9.9
To make someone seem like a god or without faults
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9.9
Admire someone so much that you think they are perfect
To admire someone too much and ignore their faults
Antonyms
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7.8
To say bad things about someone without a good reason to make them seem less important
How Admiring
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Morphology
Etymology
Hero-worship comes from the two words hero and worship, and 'worship' means 'deep respect' or 'praise' often used in religion. So to hero-worship someone is to admire them like a perfect hero or idol and to treat them as beyond criticism.