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Definition: worship 1 from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

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(bef. 12c) 1 chiefly Brit : a person of importance — used as a title for various officials (as magistrates and some mayors) 2 : reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also : an act of expressing such reverence 3 : a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual 4 : extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem 〈⁓ of the dollar〉

worship

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Adoration and service of God or gods. This service involves reverence, awe, and wonder, and may take many different forms. Worship often takes the form of group participation in rituals, though private individual worship is common in a number of religions, such as Sikhism and Hinduism. The purpose of worship is to show respect, remind the believers of their faith and its commitments, and to share that belief in practice with others. In some religious traditions, such as Christianity, the emphasis is on the attitude of the heart as being essential in true worship. Hindu and Buddhist practice includes the repetition of a mantra (a divine sound or saying) to focus the mind or achieve merit. In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, worship is known as puja . In a number of religions, worshippers bring gifts, such as flowers or food, to the place of worship, very often a shrine . Candles, lamps, and incense are also used, and sacred texts read, sung, or chanted. Music is also very often an…
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From Book of Bible Quotations
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before…
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From The Macquarie Dictionary
reverent honour and homage paid to God, a god, or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. worships, worships formal or ceremonious rendering of such honour and homage. worships, worships adoring reverence or regard hero worship., worships, worships noun upper case /'w347p/ …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Adoration and service of God or gods. This service involves reverence, awe, and wonder, and may take many different forms. Worship often takes the form of group participation in rituals, though private individual worship is common in a number of religions, such as Sikhism and Hinduism. The purpose…
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From The Chambers Dictionary
adoration paid to a deity, etc; religious service; profound admiration and affection; glorification, exaltation, idolization; the act of revering or adoring; dignity, reputation, high standing ( archaic ); a position of honour ( obs ); (with cap preceded by Your , His , etc) a title of honour in…
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From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
At one time the word carried a sense of personal respect, as in: ‘Thou shalt have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee’ (Luke 14:10), and in the marriage service (Book of Common Prayer), the man says to the woman: ‘With my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I…
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From Film Quotations: 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen, Arranged by Subject, and Indexed
see also God , Love and Hate , Religions “I love you as one adores sacred things.” French officer Ramon Novarro worships beautiful German spy Greta Garbo. Mata Hari (1932, MGM). “You know, you'd soon get tired of a man who had nothing else to do but worship you. That's a dull kind of love, …
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Full text Article Ancestor Worship

From The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion
Ancestor worship is based on the religious belief that the dead can provide benevolence in mysterious ways to the living people who show appreciation and make offerings to the dead. Without appropriate worship, ancestors are believed to have the authority and power to punish the living. The status…
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From World of Sociology, Gale
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Ancestor worship is the religious or cult practice of honoring dead spirits who are regarded as ancestors. Though not universal, ancestor worship was widespread among ancient cultures in Asia and Europe and continues to be prevalent among preliterate societies in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, as…
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Full text Article liturgical worship

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
In the Christian religion, acts of public worship set out in an authorized liturgy , or pattern of service. Liturgies are often very formal, elaborate, and colourful, and include many rituals . The same prayers will be said on each occasion, although there may be time set aside for free or private…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Religious beliefs or practices that involve addressing prayers or offerings to the spirits of dead relatives. It existed among the ancient Greeks, other Mediterranean peoples, and the ancient Europeans; it also plays a major role in traditional African religions. The dead are related to the family, …
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