Worship

  • 31worship — I. noun Etymology: Middle English worshipe worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, from Old English weorthscipe worthiness, respect, from weorth worthy, worth + scipe ship Date: before 12th century 1. chiefly British a person of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 32worship — /ˈwɜʃəp / (say wershuhp) noun 1. reverent honour and homage paid to God, a god, or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. 2. formal or ceremonious rendering of such honour and homage. 3. adoring reverence or regard: hero worship …

  • 33worship — Synonyms and related words: Amor, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, accord respect to, admiration, admire, adoration, adore, affection, agape, apotheosis, apotheosize, appreciate, appreciation, approbation, approval, ardency, ardor, attachment …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 34worship — wor•ship [[t]ˈwɜr ʃɪp[/t]] n. v. shiped or shipped, ship•ing or ship•ping 1) reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred 2) formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage: to attend… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35worship —    This word (from Old English for worship of honor ) refers to the adoration and honor given to God. Worship may be: (1) private, when an individual personally chooses a time and place to adore God; or (2) public, when the liturgy andsacraments… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 36worship —   Ho omana, haipule, pule; kākua (especially with food offerings).   See heiau, church.     Image worship, ho omana ki i.     Place of worship in a private house, kua aha …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 37worship — 1. noun /ˈwəːʃɪp,ˈwɝʃɪp/ a) The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object 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 [...]. b) The religious… …

    Wiktionary

  • 38Worship —    Homage rendered to God which it is sinful (idolatry) to render to any created being (Ex. 34:14; Isa. 2:8). Such worship was refused by Peter (Acts 10:25, 26) and by an angel (Rev. 22:8, 9) …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 39Worship — The humble act of devotion to God. The self expression of faith, love and gratitude to God through prayer and singing during church service. A term often used to designate church worship …

    Dictionary of church terms

  • 40worship — [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… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins