worship

Definition

The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiepe. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”). By surface analysis, wor(th) + -ship.

Example Sentences

• "Polytheistic theology and worship had to go underground."
• "The worſhip of God is an eminent part of Religion; and Prayer, which is often in Scripture expreſſed by ſeeking God, and calling upon his Name, is a chief part of Religious Worſhip."
• "In attitude and aspect formed to be / At once the artist's worship and despair!"