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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

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

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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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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

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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

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Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
An English springer spaniel in Alabama loves nothing more than spending her whole day in the pool and has taken to tricking her parents into letting her into the pool every day.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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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
Harbaugh reveres the Giants and their ownership and their brand for their tradition and their landmark status in the NFL, dating back to their founding in 1925.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

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