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worship - the activity of worshipping |
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activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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apotheosis,
deification,
exaltation the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
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ancestor worship worship of ancestors
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prayer,
supplication the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
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idolisation,
idolization the act of worshiping blindly and to excess
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adoration,
latria the worship given to God alone
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idolatry,
idol worship the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
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cultism,
devotion,
idolatry,
veneration devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult
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autolatry,
idiolatry,
self-worship the worship of yourself
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arborolatry,
tree-worship the worship of trees
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astrolatry,
worship of heavenly bodies the worship of planets or stars
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cosmolatry the worship of the cosmos
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demonolatry,
devil-worship,
diabolatry the acts or rites of worshiping devils
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fire-worship,
pyrolatry the worship of fire
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hagiolatry,
hierolatry the worship of saints
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heliolatry,
sun-worship the worship of the sun
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animal-worship,
zoolatry the worship of animals
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monolatry the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god
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moon-worship,
selenolatry the worship of the moon
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salaah,
salaat,
salah,
salat the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca
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praise an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
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worship - a feeling of profound love and admiration |
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adoration |
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love any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
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worship - attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner" |
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attend,
go to give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
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offer,
offer up put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
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worship - show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva" |
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fear,
revere,
reverence,
venerate be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
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faith,
religion,
religious belief loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
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