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as in to adore
to love or admire too much
people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment
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as in to overpraise
to praise too much
a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers
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as in worship
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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Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
Fame, male privilege and hero worship all played a part in the outcome.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
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No one on the team knows about Sir and everyone on that team has a little hero worship where Gabi is concerned.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
Fame, male privilege and hero worship all played a part in the outcome.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Hero-worship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero-worship. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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