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How does the verb worship differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of worship are adore, reverence, revere, and venerate. While all these words mean «to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully,» worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony.

In what contexts can adore take the place of worship?

The synonyms adore and worship are sometimes interchangeable, but adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment.

When can revere be used instead of worship?

In some situations, the words revere and worship are roughly equivalent. However, revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling.

a professor revered by her students

When could reverence be used to replace worship?

The words reverence and worship can be used in similar contexts, but reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring.

reverenced the academy’s code of honor

When is venerate a more appropriate choice than worship?

While the synonyms venerate and worship are close in meaning, venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age.

What is another word for Worship?

  • worship of idols, honoring

  • admiration, be devoted to

  • like, honor

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  • adoration
  • church service
  • devotion
  • prayer
  • rite
  • ritual
  • adulation
  • awe
  • beatification
  • benediction
  • chapel
  • deification
  • exaltation
  • genuflection
  • glory
  • homage
  • honor
  • idolatry
  • idolization
  • invocation
  • love
  • offering
  • praise
  • prostration
  • regard
  • respect
  • reverence
  • service
  • supplication
  • veneration
  • vespers
  • laudation
  • admire
  • adore
  • canonize
  • celebrate
  • chant
  • idolize
  • revere
  • sing
  • venerate
  • adulate
  • deify
  • esteem
  • exalt
  • extol
  • hero-worship
  • laud
  • love
  • magnify
  • praise
  • respect
  • reverence
  • sanctify
  • bow down to
  • dote on
  • offer prayers to
  • pay homage to
  • pray to
  • put on a pedestal
  • sing praises to

On this page you’ll find 169 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to worship, such as: adoration, church service, devotion, prayer, rite, and ritual.

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  • condemn
  • despise
  • detest
  • hate
  • blame
  • castigate
  • criticize
  • denounce
  • dishonor
  • dislike
  • disrespect
  • scorn

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From giving at your place of worship to volunteering at your local food bank to making sure that when you get takeout it’s not from a big chain, neighborhood acts make a difference.

SUNDAY MAGAZINE: A WORLD IN NEEDDANIEL MALLOYAUGUST 16, 2020OZY

Her exquisite, frail beauty held a strength that mocked the worship in his eyes and voice.

THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD

To swear by his name is not to do sacrifice; and is therefore to perform another part of his worship.

THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAM

In addition to the great chief temple, there were many smaller places of worship, with bell and tablet houses.

OUR LITTLE KOREAN COUSINH. LEE M. PIKE

Perhaps he is a little conscious of his charm; if so, it is hardly his fault, for hero-worship has been his lot from boyhood.

FIRST PLAYSA. A. MILNE

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WORDS RELATED TO WORSHIP

  • account
  • adoration
  • affection
  • applause
  • appreciation
  • approbation
  • approval
  • deference
  • delight
  • esteem
  • estimation
  • favor
  • fondness
  • glorification
  • homage
  • honor
  • idolatry
  • idolization
  • liking
  • love
  • marveling
  • obeisance
  • pleasure
  • praise
  • prizing
  • recognition
  • regard
  • reverence
  • valuing
  • veneration
  • wonder
  • wonderment
  • worship
  • adore
  • applaud
  • appreciate
  • approve
  • be crazy about
  • be crazy for
  • be crazy over
  • be mad about
  • be nuts about
  • be stuck on
  • be sweet on
  • be wild about
  • cherish
  • commend
  • credit
  • delight in
  • esteem
  • eulogize
  • extol
  • fall for
  • get high on
  • glorify
  • go for
  • groove on
  • hail
  • hold in respect
  • honor
  • idolize
  • laud
  • look up to
  • marvel at
  • moon over
  • pay homage to
  • praise
  • prize
  • rate highly
  • respect
  • revere
  • take pleasure in
  • think highly of
  • treasure
  • value
  • venerate
  • wonder at
  • worship
  • adores
  • applauds
  • appreciates
  • approves
  • be sticks on
  • cherishes
  • commends
  • credits
  • delight in
  • esteems
  • eulogizes
  • extols
  • falls for
  • gets high on
  • glorifies
  • goes for
  • grooves on
  • hails
  • holds in respect
  • honors
  • idolizes
  • is crazy about
  • is crazy for
  • is crazy over
  • is mad about
  • is nuts about
  • is sweet on
  • is wild about
  • lauds
  • looks up to
  • marvels at
  • moon over
  • pays homage to
  • praises
  • prizes
  • rate highly
  • respects
  • reveres
  • takes pleasure in
  • thinks highly of
  • treasures
  • values
  • venerates
  • wonders at
  • worships
  • admiration
  • amore
  • ardor
  • attachment
  • crush
  • devotion
  • esteem
  • estimation
  • exaltation
  • glorification
  • hankering
  • honor
  • idolatry
  • idolization
  • infatuation
  • pash
  • passion
  • puppy love
  • reverence
  • shine
  • veneration
  • weakness
  • worship
  • worshipping
  • yen
  • admire
  • be crazy about
  • be gone on
  • be mad for
  • be nuts about
  • be serious about
  • be smitten with
  • be stuck on
  • be sweet on
  • be wild about
  • cherish
  • delight in
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  • is crazy about
  • is mad for
  • is nuts about
  • is serious about
  • is sweet on
  • is wild about
  • prizes
  • reverences
  • reveres
  • treasures
  • venerates
  • worships

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noun

reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.

formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage: They attended worship this morning.

adoring reverence or regard: excessive worship of business success.

the object of adoring reverence or regard.

(initial capital letter)British. a title of honor used in addressing or mentioning certain magistrates and others of high rank or station (usually preceded by Your,His, or Her).

verb (used with object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

to render religious reverence and homage to.

to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing).

verb (used without object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

to render religious reverence and homage, as to a deity.

to attend services of divine worship.

to feel an adoring reverence or regard.

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Origin of worship

First recorded before 900; Middle English noun wors(c)hipe, worthssipe, Old English worthscipe, variant of weorthscipe; Middle English verb derivative of the noun; see origin at worth1, -ship

OTHER WORDS FROM worship

wor·ship·er, wor·ship·per, nounwor·ship·ing·ly, adverbmis·wor·ship, verb, mis·wor·shiped, mis·wor·ship·ing or mis·wor·shipped, mis·wor·ship·ping.pre·wor·ship, noun, verb, pre·wor·shiped, pre·wor·ship·ing or pre·wor·shipped, pre·wor·ship·ping.

self-wor·ship, nounself-wor·ship·er, self-wor·ship·per, nounself-wor·ship·ing, self-wor·ship·ping, adjectiveun·wor·shiped, un·wor·shipped, adjectiveun·wor·ship·ing, un·wor·ship·ping, adjective

Words nearby worship

worse, worse for wear, worsen, worser, worset, worship, worshipful, worship the ground someone walks on, worst, worst-case, worsted

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MORE ABOUT WORSHIP

What does worship mean?

Worship is the honor and reverence given to a god or sacred object, as in The holy men would not allow anyone to interrupt their worship of the gods. 

Worship can also refer to the formal act or ceremony in which a person gives such reverence, as in The family attended worship yesterday. 

Worship can be used more generally to refer to passionate adoration or devotion of anything, as in I am sometimes disturbed by the creepy worship of celebrities.

As a verb, worship can be used in both the religious sense, as in worshipping nature, or the secular sense, as in worshiping the musician at every concert. 

In American English, worshiped and worshipping are spelled with only one P, while in British English they are spelled with two P’s (worshipped, worshipping).

Self-worship is used to refer to someone who reveres or adores themselves, as in The dozens of flattering self-portraits were just one example of the king’s self-worship.   

Example: My sister worships her cats and is always buying fancy gifts for them. 

Where does worship come from?

The first records of worship come from before the year 900. It comes from the Old English weorthscipe, formed from the word worth, meaning “good” or “important,” and the suffix -ship, indicating a condition or character. If you worship someone or something, you think they or it is important enough to be revered or idolized.

The word worship is used to discuss religion and will often appear in religious texts. Practicing a religion often includes honoring a god, multiple gods, or nature. Religious worship can involve things like prayer or meditation during which you express your devotion to a supreme being or force. Churches, synagogues, and mosques are described as “places of worship” because they are the location where you would typically go to honor your God.

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What are some other forms related to worship?

  • worshiper (noun)
  • worshipper (noun)
  • worshipingly (adverb)
  • misworship (verb)
  • preworship (noun)
  • self-worship (noun)

What are some synonyms for worship?

  • prayer
  • adoration
  • devotion
  • honor
  • glorify
  • revere

What are some words that share a root or word element with worship

  • worshipful
  • worth

What are some words that often get used in discussing worship?

  • religion
  • prayer
  • sacred
  • God
  • place

How is worship used in real life?

Worship is commonly used to refer to religion or a person’s relationship with a supreme being. Outside of religion, worship is used to mean that a person intensely adores or reveres someone or something.

The #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 2:1-12) teaches us that, when we do not worship God, we end up worshiping ourselves. This is a grave risk: we use God instead of serving Him.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 6, 2020

We in India have a strong tradition of living in harmony with nature. We worship nature: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 4, 2016

HAHAHA I WORSHIP THE GROUND TAYLOR SWIFT WALKS ON HAHAHAH

— Olivia Rodrigo (@Olivia_Rodrigo) March 22, 2020

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Is worship used correctly in the following sentence?

Ancient Romans worshiped many gods and gave sacrifices to them at their temples to show their reverence.

Words related to worship

adoration, devotion, prayer, rite, ritual, admire, adore, canonize, celebrate, chant, idolize, revere, sing, venerate, adulation, awe, beatification, benediction, chapel, deification

How to use worship in a sentence

  • Newsom settled the issue after county supervisors asked the state to discount SDSU’s high infection rate from the county total to avoid reverting back to restrictions on businesses and worship centers.

  • Indoor shopping centers could still operate at 25 percent capacity, but restaurants, houses of worship, museums and gyms would have to move all operations outdoors.

  • It was one of the strictest in the world, with the government confining people to their homes, suspending transport networks, and closing almost all businesses, offices, and places of worship.

  • Outside of movie theaters and places of worship, one of the first spaces to open as states started rolling back stay-at-home orders back in mid-May were … gyms.

  • From giving at your place of worship to volunteering at your local food bank to making sure that when you get takeout it’s not from a big chain, neighborhood acts make a difference.

  • Some people worship money, some people worship power, and lots of people worship themselves.

  • Are we actually taking into account what some people worship?

  • His constant worship of his wife stands in stark contrast to scandals of the domestic nature in other sports.

  • A long-running argument exists over whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

  • The worship of some of these deities appears to have included orgiastic rituals: music, wine, sex.

  • Her exquisite, frail beauty held a strength that mocked the worship in his eyes and voice.

  • To swear by his name is not to do sacrifice; and is therefore to perform another part of his worship.

  • In addition to the great chief temple, there were many smaller places of worship, with bell and tablet houses.

  • Perhaps he is a little conscious of his charm; if so, it is hardly his fault, for hero-worship has been his lot from boyhood.

  • It is a part of religious worship, and claims that solemnity of mind that is due to every religious service.

British Dictionary definitions for worship (1 of 2)


verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped or US -ships, -shiping or -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

noun

religious adoration or devotion

the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc

admiring love or devotion

archaic dignity or standing

Derived forms of worship

worshipable, adjectiveworshipper, noun

Word Origin for worship

Old English weorthscipe, from worth 1 + -ship

British Dictionary definitions for worship (2 of 2)


noun

mainly British (preceded by Your, His, or Her) a title used to address or refer to a mayor, magistrate, or a person of similar high rank

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Worship Ministers who would join Ntokozo Mbambo to worship at the event include; Ps.

‘The implication of this is that marriages conducted in unlicensed places of worship are not in line with the Marriage Act and cannot serve legal purposes when the need arises, and such unlicensed places of worship are operating contrary to Section 6(1) of the Marriage Act.’

He issued directives to SP Operations and to all SDPO’s and SHO’s regarding implementation of security plan around worship places under his direct supervision.

So far an assurance has been taken from mosques that they will close all the worship places shortly after Taraweeh and open at Sheri.

Jeff’s fervor is contagious, as the words of his compelling call to worship appears to «jump off the page» in a celebration of unrestrained praise.

Our worship is a clear sign of our loyalty to God our Father.

With schools under ever more scrutiny with Estyn, consortia, school categorisation and international Pisa tests looking at everything from wellbeing to science results, it seems that collective worship has either been forgotten as an irrelevance not worthy of measure or become a sacred cow that no-one dares touch.

Under English and Welsh law, an act of worship takes place at schools each day.

Intended as a deliberately practical theological exercise for an ecumenical audience, the book is drawn from Zimmerman’s many years of service as a reader for the Vital Worship Grants Program at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

Sponsored by the 5th Woman, Worship X — Night of Extreme Worship is only one event that purposed to bring light to the individuality of artists worship.

Meyers, Missional Worship, Worshipful Mission: Gathering as God’s People Going Out in God’s Name.

Studies of the psychology of religion have included research on religious conversion (Paloutzian, Richardson, & Rambo, 1999), the varieties of religious experience (James, 1902), and qualitative depictions of mystical experiences (Hardy, 1979), but few studies have examined corporate worship. More recent work has focused on understanding the relationships among spirituality, religiousness, and health-related outcomes and significant associations have been found (Chida, Steptoe, & Powell, 2009; Powell, Shahabi, & Thoresen, 2003; Seeman, Dubin, & Seeman, 2003).

Becca Music Ministry, promoter and producer of Christian worship concerts and conferences, today announces the next event in their line up for the year.

Missional Worship is a helpful and timely new resource on the interconnectedness of worship and mission.

April 2, 7 p.m.: Maundy Thursday worship service of Tenebrae with Holy Communion, in the sanctuary

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