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

  • (..) full of knowledge, thoughts and ideals. Everything she knew or ever became was because of him. She looked up to him and worshiped him... ...with a feeling she supposed was love. Yes, that's very pretty. I heard a story once. I've heard a lot of stories in my time. They went along with (..)
    1942 Casablanca
  • (..) that had fallen to earth at the exact moment of the previous alignment of the nine planets. The People of the Light built a great city in this crater where they worshipped the triangle for its ability to control time. It gave its possessor a power that could be used for good or great evil. (..)
    2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
  • (..) Okay. We made a mistake. We're backing away. Let us live. And we will... We'll worship you. - We'll build a... - Uh. Do you like a... Do you like a monument? - Ahh! (..)
    2016 Finding Dory