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
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
These artifacts further suggest a ritual use, and the entire complex demonstrates the integration of cosmology, agriculture, and worship in ancient Mesopotamian societies.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
According to local law enforcement, the suspect crashed a pickup truck through the front door of the church, where hundreds of people were worshipping, then got out of the vehicle and started shooting with an assault rifle.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Schilling testified that the church does not have a place of worship or regular meetings.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
These artifacts further suggest a ritual use, and the entire complex demonstrates the integration of cosmology, agriculture, and worship in ancient Mesopotamian societies.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Lee, one of the few female religious leaders of the 18th century, and her followers were known for worshipping through ecstatic song and movement.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
According to local law enforcement, the suspect crashed a pickup truck through the front door of the church, where hundreds of people were worshipping, then got out of the vehicle and started shooting with an assault rifle.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worship
Verb
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The Democrat who venerates more government but sidesteps California’s failing public schools and crushing cost of living.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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For all their differences in background, temperament, and approaches to art, Matisse and Picasso both venerated Cézanne, Delacroix, Manet, and van Gogh.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, the families of deceased celebrities caught in the crossfire—those of Malcolm, MLK, Bob Ross, Robin Williams, and others—aren’t loving it.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Who doesn’t love coming home from the grocery store with a fresh block of cheese?—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Seeing how my friends and classmates adored Madiba had a huge impact on my life.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Eric Rahill co-stars as Maddie’s adoring husband, while Kate Berlant plays her ride-or-die bestie.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Li described herself as having a lifelong suspicion of all forms of emotional melodrama, stemming from her experience as a child in China listening to propagandist operas, in which singers made extravagant claims of adoration and allegiance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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From his many, many jobs to his love and adoration of his mother, Kirk was one of a kind.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 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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Boise State had its 11th straight sellout Saturday night — a crowd of nearly 33,000 at Albertsons Stadium — but about half of the Bronco Nation that head coach Spencer Danielson likes to brag about didn’t come back after halftime.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Derek likes to mess with reality and try to capture a feeling on-camera instead of rehearsing everything to death.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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Destroy this death worshipping, terroristic cult.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hank Hill — stiff, sincere, propane-worshipping — wasn’t a joke.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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Bernie Mac, who starred in the Ocean's trilogy as fast-talking Frank Catton and was revered as one of the funniest comic actors of the last half-century, died at 50 due to cardiac arrest just a year after Ocean's 13 premiered.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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Mothers are simultaneously revered and ignored in many ways.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Worship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worship. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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