worship

/ˈwɜːʃɪp/ verb (present participle worshipping, past tense and past participle worshipped, present participle also US worshiping, past tense and past participle worshiped)

Definition

GOD [I, T] › to show respect for a god by saying prayers or performing religious ceremonies

PEOPLE [T] › to love and respect someone very much: She worshipped her mother.

worship noun [U] › aplace of worship (= a religious building) worshipper noun [C]

(Definition of worship verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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