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worship

1 verb
     
Related topics: Religion
wor‧ship1 past tense and past participle worshipped, present participle worshipping also worshiped, present participle worshiping American English
1 [intransitive and transitive]RR to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a religious building:
They all worship the same god.
a church where people have worshipped for hundreds of years
2 [transitive] to admire and love someone very much:
He absolutely worships her.
3

worship the ground somebody walks on

to admire or love someone so much that you cannot see their faults
—worshipper noun [countable]
She was a regular worshipper at the parish church.
➔ hero worship
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