| worship | | |
| n. (act) | 1. worship | the activity of worshipping. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ apotheosis, deification, exaltation | the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god). |
| ~ ancestor worship | worship of ancestors. |
| ~ prayer, supplication | the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving).; "the priest sank to his knees in prayer" |
| ~ idolisation, idolization | the act of worshiping blindly and to excess. |
| ~ latria, adoration | the worship given to God alone. |
| ~ idol worship, idolatry | the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God. |
| ~ idolatry, cultism, veneration, devotion | religious zeal; the willingness to serve God. |
| ~ autolatry, idiolatry, self-worship | the worship of yourself. |
| ~ arborolatry, tree-worship | the worship of trees. |
| ~ astrolatry, worship of heavenly bodies | the worship of planets or stars. |
| ~ cosmolatry | the worship of the cosmos. |
| ~ demonolatry, devil-worship, diabolatry | the acts or rites of worshiping devils. |
| ~ fire-worship, pyrolatry | the worship of fire. |
| ~ hagiolatry, hierolatry | the worship of saints. |
| ~ heliolatry, sun-worship | the worship of the sun. |
| ~ animal-worship, zoolatry | the worship of animals. |
| ~ monolatry | the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god. |
| ~ moon-worship, selenolatry | the worship of the moon. |
| ~ salaah, salaat, salah, salat | the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca. |
| ~ praise | offering words of homage as an act of worship.; "they sang a hymn of praise to God" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. adoration, worship | a feeling of profound love and admiration. |
| ~ love | a strong positive emotion of regard and affection.; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. hero-worship, idolise, idolize, revere, worship | love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol.; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" |
| ~ adore | love intensely.; "he just adored his wife" |
| ~ drool over, slobber over | envy without restraint. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. worship | show devotion to (a deity).; "Many Hindus worship Shiva" |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| ~ reverence, venerate, revere, fear | regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of.; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" |
| v. (stative) | 5. worship | attend religious services.; "They worship in the traditional manner" |
| ~ attend, go to | be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc..; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?" |
| ~ offer up, offer | present as an act of worship.; "offer prayers to the gods" |
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