worship

Definition

  • noun: a person of importance
  • verb: to honor or respect (someone or something) as a god
  • verb: to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural power
  • used as a title when addressing or referring to certain officials (such as mayors and magistrates)
  • synonyms: dignity, worth, worthiness

Examples

  • The ceremony will be held at our 'place/house of worship'. [=at our church, synagogue, etc.]

  • My parents 'worship at the altar of' money. [=my parents value money too much]

  • He objects to the unthinking 'hero worship' of great athletes by their fans.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) who knows what. And then one day, he falls under the spell of a mysterious English woman a harpy, who beats him and hits him. And he becomes her slave and he sews her clothes and worships... Stop! Stop it! Stop! You're always beating me. Bsstard. You bsstard! l believed you! You should be my slave. (..)
    1996 The English Patient