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worship (enc)

Worship

Noun1.worship - the activity of worshipping
activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"
apotheosis, deification, exaltation - the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
ancestor worship - worship of ancestors
prayer, supplication - the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
idolisation, idolization - worshiping blindly and to excess
latria, adoration - worship given to God alone
idol worship, idolatry - the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
idolatry, veneration, cultism, devotion - religious zeal; willingness to serve God
autolatry, idiolatry, self-worship - worship of yourself
arborolatry, tree-worship - worship of trees
astrolatry, worship of heavenly bodies - worship of planets or stars
cosmolatry - worship of the cosmos
demonolatry, devil-worship, diabolatry - worship of devils
fire-worship, pyrolatry - worship of fire
heliolatry, sun-worship - worship of the sun
animal-worship, zoolatry - worship of animals
monolatry - the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god
moon-worship, selenolatry - worship of the moon
salaah, salaat, salah, salat - the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca
praise - offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
2.worship - a feeling of profound love and admiration
love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
Verb1.worship - love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
adore - love intensely; "he just adored his wife"
drool over, slobber over - envy without restraint
2.worship - show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
3.worship - attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"
attend, go to - be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"
offer up, offer - present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

 

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