worships 1 of 2

noun

plural of worship
as in adorations
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person the worship of professional athletes who often turn out to be all too fallible

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worships

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verb

present tense third-person singular of worship
1
as in venerates
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power the ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods

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2
as in loves
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for the new father worships his baby daughter, and would do anything for her

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3
as in adores
to love or admire too much thought that some of her fellow senior citizens worshipped the old days too much, observing that they weren't all good

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worships
  1. adulations
  2. venerates
  3. loves
  4. adores
  5. idolatries
  6. reveres
Noun
  • But those self-adulations are often coupled with warnings that economic development success doesn’t happen by accident and can quickly slip away.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The adulations heaped upon me at this point are getting nauseating.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of adulations
Verb
  • Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 1 June 2026
  • Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.
    — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of venerates
Verb
  • The comedian Nathan Fielder loves to sit just a hair too close to people.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Alice Mushrooms Chocolate Discovery Set Alice mushroom chocolates are for the friend who tries every single wellness trend but also loves to indulge in a daily (or nightly) chocolate break.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of loves
Verb
  • And so, Samantha’s surrounded by wealth and this extended family that adores her.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Bean Found as an emaciated stray eating trash at a gas station in Nogales, Mexico, Bean is now a healthy rescue pug who has never met a stranger and adores spending time with cats, kittens, babies, and toddlers.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of adores
Noun
  • As a cipher, the Discobolus can either represent Pollak’s humanistic ethos of a cosmopolitan society or the idolatries of Hitler’s blood-and-soil fascism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of idolatries
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  • Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While Western climbers regard Everest as a peak to be conquered, Tenzing reveres it as a sacred mother goddess.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reveres
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