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worship

1. wor.ship \'w*r-sh*p\ n [ME worshipe worthiness, repute, respect, 
   reverence paid to a divine bein]g, fr. OE weorthscipe worthiness, repute, 
   respect, fr. weorth worthy, worth + -scipe -ship chiefly Brit  1: a person 
   of importance - used as a title for various officials (as mag istrates and 
   some mayors) {sent a petition to his Worship} 2: reverence tendered a 
   divine being or supernatural power; also :  an act of expressing such 
   reverence 3: a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual  4: 
   extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem  
   {~ of the dollar}
2. worship vb or wor.shiped or wor.shipped;  or wor.ship.ing;  or 
   wor.ship.ping 1: to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural 
   power  2: to regard with extravagant respect, honor, or devotion : IDOLIZEM 
   : to perform or take part in worship