hero worship
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nounDefinition of HERO WORSHIP
1
: veneration of a hero
2
: foolish or excessive adulation for an individual
See Examples of HERO WORSHIP
- He objects to the unthinking hero worship of great athletes by their fans.
- <once the object of uncritical hero worship, the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans>
First Known Use of HERO WORSHIP
1774
Related to HERO WORSHIP
- Synonyms
- adulation, deification, worship, idolatry, idolization, worshipping (also worshiping)
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