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11worship — wor•ship [[t]ˈwɜr ʃɪp[/t]] n. v. shiped or shipped, ship•ing or ship•ping 1) reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred 2) formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage: to attend… …
12worship — I. noun Etymology: Middle English worshipe worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, from Old English weorthscipe worthiness, respect, from weorth worthy, worth + scipe ship Date: before 12th century 1. chiefly British a person of… …
13worship — /ˈwɜʃəp / (say wershuhp) noun 1. reverent honour and homage paid to God, a god, or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. 2. formal or ceremonious rendering of such honour and homage. 3. adoring reverence or regard: hero worship …
14worship — 1. noun /ˈwəːʃɪp,ˈwɝʃɪp/ a) The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object whan the knyght sawe that, he alyghte, for hym thought no worship to haue a knyght at suche auaille he to be on horsback and he on foot [...]. b) The religious… …
15Forms of Worship — This list of 60 words refers to forms of worship not specific religions or belief systems, but rather terms that denote a specific object of worship, be it saints, snakes or whatever. Related word lists you might want to check out are those for… …
16Devil Worship — • Fathers and theologians explain the matter as, the fallen angels besides tempting and assailing men in other ways have, by working on their fears or exciting their cupidity, brought them to give worship to themselves under the guise of idols… …
17ASS WORSHIP — Numerous Greek and Latin writers allude to a widespread belief that Jews, and subsequently Christians, observed some form of ass worship. The earliest mention of this cult is by Mnaseas of Patras (third–second centuries B.C.E.) who, according to… …
18Christian Worship — Christian Worship † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Worship NOTION AND CHARACTERISTICS The word worship (Saxon weorthscipe, honour ; from worth, meaning value , dignity , price , and the termination, ship; Lat. cultus) in its… …
19ceremonial object — ▪ religion Introduction any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony. Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic… …
20Tree worship — (dendrolatry) refers to the tendency of many societies throughout history to worship or otherwise mythologize trees. Trees have played an important role in many of the world s mythologies and religions, and have been given deep and sacred… …
