worship

B2 Topic:Religion & Belief

Also spelled wusshup

US /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/ UK /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #5002

Meanings

1

verb
To show love and respect for a god, especially through prayer or religious ceremonies.

Many Hindus worship Shiva.
2

noun
The act of showing love and respect for a god through prayer or ceremony.

The temple is a place of worship for thousands of people.
3

verb
To love or admire someone so much that you treat them almost like a god.

She absolutely worships her older brother.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the act of showing love and... praise

Word family

Forms worshipedworshiperworshipingworshippedworshippingworships

Derived forms airshipbread-worshipself-worshipworshipableworshiperworshipfulworshipingworshippabilityworshippableworshippedworshipperworshipping

Related forms bread-worshiperbread-worshippersun-worshipersun-worshippersunworshipersunworshipperworshipabilityworshipablenessworshipfullyworshipfulnessworshippablenessworshippingly

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Phrases (1)

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idol worship
religious devotion directed toward physical images or objects treated as gods

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Worship is literally “worthship.” In Old English it meant “good name, credit” or “dignity, importance”; it was not used in religious contexts until around 1200. The older sense of dignity survives in forms of address such as your worship.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiepe. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”). By surface analysis, wor(th) + -ship.

worschippe//worthschipe Middle English weorþsċiepe Old English

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Topics

Religion & Belief

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# worship

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 5002

## Meanings
1. To show love and respect for a god, especially through prayer or religious ceremonies.
2. The act of showing love and respect for a god through prayer or ceremony.
3. To love or admire someone so much that you treat them almost like a god.

## Examples
- Many Hindus worship Shiva.
- The temple is a place of worship for thousands of people.
- She absolutely worships her older brother.

## Synonyms
- praise

## Derived Forms
- airship
- bread-worship
- self-worship
- worshipable
- worshiper
- worshipful
- worshiping
- worshippability
- worshippable
- worshipped
- worshipper
- worshipping

## Related Forms
- bread-worshiper
- bread-worshipper
- sun-worshiper
- sun-worshipper
- sunworshiper
- sunworshipper
- worshipability
- worshipableness
- worshipfully
- worshipfulness
- worshippableness
- worshippingly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: worschippe//worthschipe
- Root: weorþsċiepe

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiepe. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”). By surface analysis, wor(th) + -ship.

## AI Etymology
Worship is inherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiepe. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”). By surface analysis, wor(th) + -ship. Important historical forms include Middle English worschippe//worthschipe, and Old English weorþsċiepe. In present-day use, it can mean to show love and respect for a god, especially through prayer or religious ceremonies, or the act of showing love and respect for a god through prayer or ceremony. Derived formations include airship, bread-worship, self-worship, worshipable, worshiper.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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