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worship

 
/ˈwɜr·ʃɪp/ v [I/T] (-p-, -pp-) (PRAY)

Definition

to pray to God or a god: [I] They went on a pilgrimage to India to worship at the holy Buddhist shrines there. To worship is also to go regularly to a place for religious ceremonies: [I] They work for the same company, socialize together, and worship at the same church.
(Definition of worship v (PRAY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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