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Worship

noun/wˈɜːʃɪp/
Definition
the activity of worshipping
a feeling of profound love and admiration
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈɜːʃɪp/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈɜːʃɪp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈɜːʃɪp/
2 syllables Say it as /wˈɜːʃɪp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe activity of worshipping
nouna feeling of profound love and admiration
verblove unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
“Many teenagers idolized the Beatles”
verbshow devotion to (a deity)
“Many Hindus worship Shiva”
verbattend religious services
“They worship in the traditional manner”
Word Forms
worshipverbattend religious services
idolizationnounthe act of admiring strongly
idolizernouna lover blind with admiration and devotion
idolnounsomeone who is adored blindly and excessively
idolisationnounthe act of admiring strongly
worshipnouna feeling of profound love and admiration
worshipernounsomeone who admires too much to recognize faults
worshippernounsomeone who admires too much to recognize faults
reverentadjectiveshowing great reverence for god
reverencenouna reverent mental attitude
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verehrung
die Aktivität des Gottesdienstes
🇫🇷French
culte
l'activité d'adoration
🇪🇸Spanish
culto
la actividad de adorar
🇮🇹Italian
culto
l'attività del culto
🇳🇱Dutch
aanbidden
de activiteit van aanbidding
🇵🇹Portuguese
adorar
a atividade de adoração
🇷🇺Russian
поклонение
деятельность по поклонению
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पूजा
पूजा करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
উপাসনা
পূজার কার্যকলাপ
🇮🇳Tamil
வழிபாடு
வழிபாடு செயல்பாடு
🇮🇳Telugu
పూజించండి
పూజించే కార్యకలాపం
🇮🇳Marathi
पूजा
उपासनेची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂજા
પૂજા કરવાની પ્રવૃત્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೂಜೆ
ಆರಾಧನೆಯ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആരാധന
ആരാധനയുടെ പ്രവർത്തനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੂਜਾ
ਪੂਜਾ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
عبادت
عبادت کی سرگرمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
崇拜
崇拜活动
🇯🇵Japanese
崇拝
🇰🇷Korean
예배
예배하는 활동
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tôn thờ
hoạt động thờ cúng
🇹🇭Thai
สักการะ
กิจกรรมการสักการะ
🇮🇩Indonesian
memuja
aktivitas beribadah
🇵🇭Filipino
pagsamba
ang aktibidad ng pagsamba
🇲🇾Malay
ibadah
aktiviti beribadat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يعبد
🇮🇷Persian
عبادت
فعالیت عبادت
🇹🇷Turkish
tapmak
ibadet etme faaliyeti
🇮🇱Hebrew
פּוּלחָן
פעילות הפולחן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'worship'?
The primary meaning of 'worship' is 'the activity of worshipping'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'worship' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'worship' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'worship' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'worship' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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