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Synonyms & Antonyms of hero-worship
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to love or admire too much
- people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment
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2
to praise too much
- a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers
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hero worship
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of hero worship (Entry 2 of 2)
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
- once the object of uncritical hero worship, the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans
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- adulation,
- deification,
- idolatry,
- idolization,
- worship,
- worshipping
- (also worshiping)
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The first known use of hero-worship was in 1574
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