worship
Word family adjectiveworshipableworshipfulworshiplessadverbworshipfullynounworshipfulnessworshipperworship
wor·ship1 /ˈwɜːʃɪp $ ˈwɜːr-/ ●●○ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp worshipped, present participle worshipping also worshiped, worshiping American EnglishAmE) 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]RRPRAY to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a religious building 敬奉(神)〔尤指在教堂、庙宇等祷告〕 They all worship the same god. 他们都信奉同一个神。
a church where people have worshipped for hundreds of years 人们做了几百年礼拜的一座教堂
2 [transitiveT]ADMIRELOVE to admire and love someone very much 景仰,崇拜;十分喜爱 He absolutely worships her. 他太崇拜她了。
3. worship the ground somebody walks on ADMIRELOVEto admire or love someone so much that you cannot see their faults 拜倒在某人脚下〔以致看不到缺点〕 —worshipper noun [countableC] She was a regular worshipper at the parish church. 她经常在教区的教堂做礼拜。
→ hero worship worship2 ●○○ noun [uncountableU] 1 RRPRAYthe activity of praying or singing in a religious building in order to show respect and love for a god 敬神活动;拜神in worship They bowed their heads in worship. 他们低头拜神。
worship of Worship of the old gods still continues in remote areas of the country. 在该国的偏远地区,人们依然信奉古老的神明。
The ceremony must take place in a recognized place of worship. 该仪式必须在获得认可的敬拜场所举行。
We were invited to join in their act of worship (=religious ceremony). 我们受邀参加他们的敬神仪式。
2. Your/His Worship British EnglishBrE formalPGO used to talk to or about a public official such as a mayor or magistrate 阁下〔对市长或地方法官等公务人员的称呼〕Your/His Worship• Dionysus came to Thebes to establish his worship there.• Does the worshipper who begins to reflect on his worship become less of a worshipper?• His Dark Elf followers have given themselves over entirely to his worship.• When his worship spread to a town where there was already a divine ruler the two were slowly fused into one. place of worship• Cheerful, too, as a place of worship ought to be.• For Vitale and his wife, the new location means having a place of worship close to home.• It is opposed by religious people who believe that one can and should pray at home or in a place of worship.• Another place of worship is the Methodist chapel situated on East Street.• The caves could be interpreted as places of worship.• It is the oldest place of worship in Madeira and has recently been converted into a small museum.• For them their bodies were their temples and the trees and fields were their places of worship. Worshipn noun nYour/His Worship a title of respect for a public official in the UK such as a mayor or a magistrate Pray silence for His Worship the Mayor.
Origin worship2 Old English weorthscipe “being worthy, respect”, from
weorth (
→ WORTH1) +
-scipe (
→ -SHIP)