worshipful C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp.fəl/ UK /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp.fəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj feeling or showing reverence and adoration; honorable She gazed at the painting with worshipful attention. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeling or showing... reverentadoringveneratingdevouthonorableesteemed ↔ Opposites irreverentcontemptuousdisrespectful Word family Derived forms worshipfullyworshipfulness Related forms worshipworshipperworshipped Etymology AI details From worship + -ful, from Old English weorþscipe ('worthiness, honor'), from weorþ ('worthy') + -scipe ('-ship'). weorþscipe Old English weorþ Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # worshipful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈwɝ.ʃɪp.fəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp.fəl/ ## Meanings 1. feeling or showing reverence and adoration; honorable ## Examples - She gazed at the painting with worshipful attention. ## Synonyms - reverent - adoring - venerating - devout - honorable - esteemed ## Antonyms - irreverent - contemptuous - disrespectful ## Derived Forms - worshipfully - worshipfulness ## Related Forms - worship - worshipper - worshipped ## Roots and Affixes - Root: weorþscipe - Root: weorþ ## Etymology From worship + -ful, from Old English weorþscipe ('worthiness, honor'), from weorþ ('worthy') + -scipe ('-ship'). ## AI Etymology Worshipful comes from worship + -ful, from Old English weorþscipe ('worthiness, honor'), from weorþ ('worthy') + -scipe ('-ship'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "feeling or showing reverence and adoration; honorable". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The suffix -ful marks possession or fullness of the quality named by the base. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English weorþscipe and Old English weorþ. Related English forms include worship, worshipper, and worshipped. Derived forms include worshipfully and worshipfulness. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown