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Synonyms of worship

28 similar words

Another word for worship is praise. Other synonyms of worship are adoration.

Synonyms and similar words for worship

nounThe devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.

  • praiseWorship, glorification, adoration.

nounVoluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference.

verbTo reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in...

  • adoreTo worship.
  • exaltTo honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
  • glorifyTo worship or extol.

verbTo touch, fondle, or kiss in an intensely sensual way.

  • canoodleTo caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.
  • grope
  • caressTo touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.
  • cosset
  • dallyTo caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet.
  • dandle
  • dawt UK, dialectalTo fondle or caress.
  • faddle UK, dialectal
  • feel upTo grope someone, especially someone's breasts, in a sexual manner.
  • fondle
  • grabbleTo touch (someone) with one's hands or fingers, sometimes in a sexual way.
  • pet
  • pettle UK, dialectalTo fondle or pet; to pamper.
  • shift Ireland, slangTo engage in sexual petting with.
  • tiddle UK, dialectal
  • touch up
  • chuckle archaic
  • coax obsoleteTo fondle, kid, pet, tease.
  • fond obsolete
  • nantle obsolete
  • smuggle obsolete

Meaning of worship

  1. noun The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
  2. noun The adoration (or latria) owed to God alone, as greater than the hyperdulia that is given to Saint Mary only and the veneration (or dulia) accorded to all other Roman Catholic saints.
  3. noun The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.

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Questions about synonyms of worship

What is another word for worship?
Worship has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as praise and adoration.
What does worship mean?
Worship means the devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: worship (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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