worships

Noun

worship (usually uncountable, plural worships)

1. (usually) The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
   • Polytheistic theology and worship had to go underground.

   Synonyms:

   praise

2. (especially, usually) 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. (metonymically, usually) The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.
   • The worſhip of God is an eminent part of Religion; and Prayer, which is often in Scripture expreſſed by ſeeking God, and calling upon his Name, is a chief part of Religious Worſhip.1664, John Tillotson, “Sermon I. The Wisdom of Being Religious. Job XXVIII. 28.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […], 8th edition, London...
4. (broadly, usually) Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference.

   Synonyms:

   adoration, reverence, idolatry

5. (also, broadly, usually) Ardent love.
6. (usually) An object of worship.
   • In attitude and aspect formed to be / At once the artist's worship and despair!a. 1883 (date written; first published 1883 January), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Monologue”, in Michael Angelo: A Dramatic Poem, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […]...

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