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. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
In 2022, the Chinese-American church Anchor Stone purchased the Santa Ana property near the 55 Freeway and Dyer Road intending to use it as its worship space.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 18 Mar. 2025
Jason Derose, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
Though the Stonehenge–Druid link is now rejected by most scholars, modern-day Druids still consider Stonehenge sacred and worship at the site during solstices.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In her way, Kent countered one of Warhol’s themes—cult celebrity worship—with her own ideas of social justice, activism, spirituality and optimism.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
In 2022, the Chinese-American church Anchor Stone purchased the Santa Ana property near the 55 Freeway and Dyer Road intending to use it as its worship space.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Historically women have been the ones who keep houses worship running, so the narrowing of that gap raises the question of whether these younger men will step in and do that daily work in churches and mosques and synagogues.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
Though the Stonehenge–Druid link is now rejected by most scholars, modern-day Druids still consider Stonehenge sacred and worship at the site during solstices.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worship
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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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The day after it was revealed that WME was shopping the rights to Jason Bourne and titles from the Robert Ludlum estate comes word that the rights to venerated horror franchise The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are also available.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Our News Automation and AI team would love to hear from you.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The small sliver of Skidmore students, whose campus is up the hill from downtown Saratoga, who are of drinking age will no doubt love this place.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.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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The outpouring from fans this week shows the ongoing adoration around the late singer.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2025
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The touching display of affection between the dachshunds quickly captured the attention of Instagram users, who flooded the comments with adoration.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 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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During her years on the show, she became known as a shade queen who liked to twirl (her signature move and catchphrase).—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Dan [Fogelman] doesn’t like anybody to be purely evil or purely good.—
Scott Huver,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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The question: How revered will those photos be by the end of the year?—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Baltimore reveres its railroad traditions, yet its smallest lines have captured an outsized emotional attachment.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
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People begin drifting to certain games or consoles, staring intently at a wall of idolatry.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2024
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And while idolatry is not a new concept, the unique ways in which our culture demands that celebrities be close to us—closer than ever before—is in desperate need of examination.—
Taylor Crumpton,
TIME,
13 Sep. 2024
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“Worship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worship. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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