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
R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of a massive Roman council hall in Turkey – and the site holds carvings linked to early Christian worship.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
At the church, members would go to worship and sing in musicals.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Second, if the letter writer is even an occasional member of a worship community, there is probably a group within that community that organizes regular visits to people who need them.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of a massive Roman council hall in Turkey – and the site holds carvings linked to early Christian worship.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Leftism is a terroristic, death worshipping cult.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
At the church, members would go to worship and sing in musicals.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worship
Verb
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Advertisement Trump’s insistence on honoring these Confederates implicitly venerates their politics — and provides a justification for his own rule and ruin tactics, which so often echo them.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The site is retired from active worship but still venerated.—
Jack Tydeman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Ortega's ensemble, from the Givenchy by Sarah Burton fall/winter 2025 ready-to-wear collection, features an elaborate top piece of oversized gemstones and pearls strung together to create a kind of blouse fit for a particularly jewel-loving queen.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
14 Sep. 2025
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Grandma got to see Matilda, Matilda loves her grandma.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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There’s a women’s health fair being held in the lot today, and Kōnane might appear out of place, but the organizers adore John and his commitment to bring back the game.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Frampton is adored in Irish boxing circles as a gritty fighter who claimed belts in two divisions without ever straying far from his working-class roots.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Read more about this place's investment in and adoration of the sport here.—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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The prize of Star Baker, a call home to a loved one, and the adoration of all the cast and multiple nations.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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Brandon, 13, likes to stay active by playing sports, especially football, basketball and kickball.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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Thirteen prefer going across; Eight like to go around.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 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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Because Anderson is known, and revered, for making Important Movies with Serious Themes (There Will Be Blood, The Master), those who consider themselves serious film people greet each new arrival as an Important Event.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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In other words, Green Seal isn’t being pitched as a drink to revere so much as one to bring along wherever energy and music set the tone.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Worship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worship. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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