worshipful
adjective
wor·ship·ful
ˈwər-shəp-fəl 
also ˈwȯr-
1
a
archaic
: notable, distinguished
b
chiefly British
—used as a title for various persons or groups of rank or distinction
2
: giving or expressing worship or veneration
worshipfulness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of worshipful in a Sentence
She was greeted by thousands of worshipful fans.
a movie fan's worshipful stare upon finally meeting her idol
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s also the matter of the movie’s main villain, Baba Shakti — a white-haired ultranationalist power broker who whips worshipful mobs into a frenzy and who may have looked a little too much like India’s prime minister Narendra Modi for Netflix.
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Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Baker’s account of Christy Mathewson, who, starting in 1900, pitched seventeen seasons for the Giants, is more worshipful—all the revisionists in the world can’t shake the legend of Mathewson as a captain of men and a gentleman of integrity.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Aykroyd had grown up in Ottawa, the Canadian capital, a worshipful acolyte of rhythm and blues.
—John Belushi, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
In this painting and in its glory, the juke joint is worshipful, sweaty, intoxicating, and transcendent.
—Korsha Wilson, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
Scorsese's interviewing style, indeed, tends toward the verbose and worshipful, but that's all forgotten when the director turns all his skills toward documenting what was an all-star tribute show for a band of consummate energy and infectious drive.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 13 July 2022
Now Emily refuses the worshipful TV instinct to make everything about the protagonist's emotional wound.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
But in carefully refusing to inflict physical harm on Andrew, Eric and Wen, the intruders treat their prisoners with an eerie, worshipful reverence.
—Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
This would be a worshipful obituary, were the subject not still, thankfully, very much with us.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Baker’s account of Christy Mathewson, who, starting in 1900, pitched seventeen seasons for the Giants, is more worshipful—all the revisionists in the world can’t shake the legend of Mathewson as a captain of men and a gentleman of integrity.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Aykroyd had grown up in Ottawa, the Canadian capital, a worshipful acolyte of rhythm and blues.
—John Belushi, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
In this painting and in its glory, the juke joint is worshipful, sweaty, intoxicating, and transcendent.
—Korsha Wilson, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
Scorsese's interviewing style, indeed, tends toward the verbose and worshipful, but that's all forgotten when the director turns all his skills toward documenting what was an all-star tribute show for a band of consummate energy and infectious drive.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 13 July 2022
Now Emily refuses the worshipful TV instinct to make everything about the protagonist's emotional wound.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
But in carefully refusing to inflict physical harm on Andrew, Eric and Wen, the intruders treat their prisoners with an eerie, worshipful reverence.
—Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
This would be a worshipful obituary, were the subject not still, thankfully, very much with us.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
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“Worshipful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worshipful. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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worshipful
adjective
wor·ship·ful
ˈwər-shəp-fəl
: giving worship
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