worship
pronunciation
How to pronounce worship in British English:
UK [ˈwɜːʃɪp]
How to pronounce worship in American English:
US [ˈwɜːrʃɪp]
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- Noun:
- the activity of worshipping
- a feeling of profound love and admiration
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- Verb:
- love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
- show devotion to (a deity)
- attend religious services
Word Origin
- worship
- worship: [OE] Worship began life as a compound noun meaning virtually ‘worthiness’. It was formed from the adjective worth and the noun suffix -ship ‘state, condition’, and at first was used for ‘distinction, credit, dignity’. This soon passed into ‘respect, reverence’, but it was not used in specifically religious contexts until the 13th century. The verb dates from the 12th century.=> worth
- worship (n.)
- Old English worðscip, wurðscip (Anglian), weorðscipe (West Saxon) "condition of being worthy, dignity, glory, distinction, honor, renown," from weorð "worthy" (see worth) + -scipe (see -ship). Sense of "reverence paid to a supernatural or divine being" is first recorded c. 1300. The original sense is preserved in the title worshipful "honorable" (c. 1300).
- worship (v.)
- c. 1200, from worship (n.). Related: Worshipped; worshipping.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Worship for the superhero or individual hero is not allowed .
- 2. Worship was relaxed , participatory and original .
- 3. There must be no worship of the masses .
- 4. When I do visit places of worship , it is for the cultural experience .
- 5. Some of the earliest coffee fanatics were muslim mystics , trying to stay wake for nighttime worship .