worship
• noun 1 the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. 2 religious rites and ceremonies. 3 great admiration or devotion. 4 (His/Your Worship) chiefly Brit. a title of respect for a magistrate or mayor. • verb (worshipped, worshipping; US also worshiped, worshiping) 1 show reverence and adoration for (a deity). 2 feel great admiration or devotion for. — DERIVATIVES worshipper noun. — ORIGIN Old English, worthiness, acknowledgement of worth .
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