as in worshiping
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
the worship of professional athletes who often turn out to be all too fallible
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as in to venerate
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
the ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods
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as in to love
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
the new father worships his baby daughter, and would do anything for her
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as in to adore
to love or admire too much
thought that some of her fellow senior citizens worshipped the old days too much, observing that they weren't all good
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Recent Examples of worship
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Almost any other zoning districts in the city allow for places of worship, however, OF-1 zoning and industrial zoning districts do not allow for such facilities.
—Lillian Vest, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
According to the website for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, practitioners worship the Hindu god Krishna and promote bhakti-yoga through festivals, yoga seminars, public chanting and the performing arts.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Before her death in Chicago at age 67, Cabrini founded 67 schools, orphanages, hospitals, convents and places of worship in North and South America.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Almost any other zoning districts in the city allow for places of worship, however, OF-1 zoning and industrial zoning districts do not allow for such facilities.
—Lillian Vest, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
Verb
Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi, Kartel’s music resonated with a group of young men who worshipped him.
—Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
According to the website for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, practitioners worship the Hindu god Krishna and promote bhakti-yoga through festivals, yoga seminars, public chanting and the performing arts.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worship
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Fans drive what art gets created, what products get made, who gets canceled, and who gets venerated.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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To read about the polymath was to marvel at how much he was venerated by the best and seemingly brightest.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Deep down, inside of every wrestling fan of a certain age, there was an almost primal need to love and cheer for the Hulkster.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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These companies are often facing losses, but meme stock traders love them for their cheap stock price.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Nature lovers, however, will adore Hokkaido—where rolling lavender fields meet powdery slopes—while Nara offers the perfect opportunity to meet roaming deer under ancient shrines.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Fans adored this celebrity matching game primarily for its bawdy humor and banter between host Gene Rayburn and beloved panelists such as Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers, and Betty White.—
Lindsay Soll,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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The incident causes much stress for Josh, as his adoration for Winfrey is a running joke throughout the series.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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The sight of Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean caused a level of ear-splitting adoration that has been trailing the guys for 30 years.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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But Trump also reverenced the tough job Emmer has in keeping the GOP majority together, with which Emmer is all too familiar after the chaotic last two years.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
3 Feb. 2025
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While math inspired Medeiros, Jean Creighton likes to think about the ways that the motion of planets shapes our lives.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Costa's 2023 Hellcat Challenger Jailbreak modded by Hennessy with 1,100 horsepower may seem like overkill to some people, but Costa is a proud Mopar owner who likes the challenge his car gives him.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Ethiopia’s lions are rather revered in Ethiopia, and are the country’s national symbol, adorning statues and the local currency.—
Mark Gray,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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The procession was led by a man carrying a cross on a tall pole, followed by a couple of Catholics holding a banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a popular image of the mother of Christ whom many Mexican Catholics revere.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
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Treating it as such is an insidious form of idolatry.—
Walt Shelton,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The Muhammad Ali Center previously told The Courier Journal the cultural center doesn't have a statue of Ali out of respect for his Islamic faith, which forbids idolatry.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Worship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worship. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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