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Synonyms & Antonyms of hero-worship
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- people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment
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- 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)
- 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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“Hero-worship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero-worship. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of hero-worship was in 1574
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