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Worship Definition

worship

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Etymology

Old English weorþscipe, corresponding to worth +‎ -ship.

Pronunciation

Noun

worship (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I:
      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 [...].
  2. The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object
  3. The religious ceremonies that express this devotion
  4. (by extension) The ardent love of a person

Derived terms

Verb

to worship (third-person singular simple present worships, present participle (UK) worshipping or (US) worshiping, simple past and past participle (UK) worshipped or (US) worshiped)

  1. To honor and adore, especially as a deity.
  2. To participate in religious ceremonies.

Translations

to honor and adore, especially as a deity
  • Arabic: عبد ar(ar) (`ábada)
  • Bengali: পূজা করা bn(bn)
  • Catalan: adorar ca(ca), venerar ca(ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 崇拜 cmn(cmn) (chóngbài), 崇奉 cmn(cmn) (chóngfèng)
  • Czech: uctívat cs(cs)
  • Dutch: vereren nl(nl)
  • Finnish: palvoa fi(fi)
To participate in religious ceremonies
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