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variants also worshiped
past tense of worship
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worshipped

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adjective

variants also worshiped

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of worshipped
Adjective
Advertisement The most famous conjure woman in the 19th century, Marie Laveau (1801-1881), worshiped Mami Wata in her Voodoo practice, which blended Roman Catholicism, Yoruba traditions, and Haitian Vodou for healing, protection, comfort, and even revenge. Time, 8 Sep. 2025 Yet the music icon, still worshiped decades after his death, was intimidated by one artist. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Yahoo News reports that Berenice II had a remarkable life, becoming a queen worshipped like a goddess. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025 All are brought together with the objective of showing Cade Bambara’s singular life while maintaining her humanity and never reducing her to worshipped legend status. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worshipped
Verb
  • The site is retired from active worship but still venerated.
    Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Nichiren was a monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), and his teachings form the basis of a unique branch of Japanese Mahāyāna Buddhism based on the Lotus Sūtra, one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With 254,000 followers on Instagram, Bambi is well-loved by her online community—something that gives her owner joy.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There were people who loved it, and people who absolutely hated it — most especially [former New York Observer critic] Rex Reed.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said that the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, appeared to have idolized many of the mass shooters who had gone before them.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Fein had long idolized the legendary producer and creator of the Wall of Sound.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Israeli strikes severely weakened Hezbollah – culminating in the assassination of its revered leader, Hassan Nasrallah – and significantly curtailed the group’s domestic clout.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Honda puts a techy new spin on a revered nameplate with the 2026 Prelude sport coupe, a sleek 200-horsepower hybrid going on sale late this year.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Morgan is adored for her relatability and the nuggets of wisdom that are cleverly interwoven into her jokes.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Leo and Grace have a 2-year-old daughter adored by the gang.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • Alonso would have liked to have made more signings this summer, with strengthening in midfield an obvious target.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That post has been liked over 26,000 times at the time of publication.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since his death, two miracles have been attributed to him, and Pope Leo XIV canonized him Sunday.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • He was canonized over the weekend.
    Greg Dixon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Worshipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worshipped. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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