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
Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Perry agreed to meet the women at their place of worship, the Masjid Jafar and Al-Rahmah Community Center in Johns Creek.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Mary gives birth in a barn, and shepherds worship him.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Druze assume a constant closeness to God that does not require specific prayers or houses of worship.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Perry agreed to meet the women at their place of worship, the Masjid Jafar and Al-Rahmah Community Center in Johns Creek.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
There was a time when people went to worship to give their souls a spiritual bath.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Mary gives birth in a barn, and shepherds worship him.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worship
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In this new dispensation where might makes right, any appeal to moral considerations in the practice of American foreign policy is ridiculed as a deficiency of the weak while the amoral exercise of power is venerated as a virtue of the strong.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
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As Moutet showed in a remarkable match against Sebastian Ofner at last year’s French Open, this piece of tennis antagonism should be more often venerated as a smart tactic, giving the server another strategic option and the element of surprise.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Acosta loved the outdoors, regularly volunteering at Shake-A-Leg, the sailing program in Coconut Grove that works with individuals with disabilities, her family said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Every drive brings back every loving memory and crazy moment growing up here.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His Family Life He’s not just adored onscreen; he’s got a phenomenally close family as well.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In front of its adoring crowd, the North London club took a huge step towards the Champions League semifinal by beating Spanish juggernaut Real Madrid 3-0 in its quarterfinal first-leg.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Lawrence, whose adoration of his first wife blinds him to all other women, is getting dragged to the strip club.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2025
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TikTok users were quick to share their adoration of the special moment.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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But Trump also reverenced the tough job Emmer has in keeping the GOP majority together, with which Emmer is all too familiar after the chaotic last two years.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
3 Feb. 2025
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Saint Heron remains dedicated to empowering future art practitioners by reverencing the spiritual act of creating and spotlighting artists’ unwavering devotion to the intergenerational language of expression.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
16 June 2023
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Whether Grandpa was in charge of making his famous recipe, helped Grandma whip up his favorite cake, or just liked to put in a request for his favorite dessert, these recipes are just like the ones Grandpa always looked forward to eating after Easter dinner.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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Williams likes the single-button power control over the trigger mechanism.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Miley acknowledged that everyone in baseball loved and revered Uecker but said the longtime announcer and former catcher was an even better person behind the scenes.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Empathy rather than the idolatry of power will actually make our nation strong.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Miracle workers, moreover, often become the subjects of so much popular devotion that their authority can begin to approach idolatry or rival that of the Church itself.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Worship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worship. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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