English · Word Candidate

worship

/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: worships · worshiping · worshipping · worshiped

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự tận tâm dành cho một vị thần hoặc vật thể thiêng liêng

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Noun

Examples

Polytheistic theology and worship had to go underground.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The adoration (or latria) owed to God alone, as greater than the hyperdulia) that is given to Saint Mary only and the veneration (or dulia) accorded to all other Roman Catholic saints.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự tôn thờ chỉ dành cho Chúa trời, lớn hơn sự tôn kính dành cho các thánh

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tôn kính với sự tôn trọng và敬畏 cao nhất

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Verb

Examples

[…] well ſaid yfaith neighbour Verges, God's a good man, and two men ride of a horſe, one muſt ride behinde, an honeſt ſoule yfaith ſir, by my troth he is, as euer broke bread, but God is to bee worſhipt, all men are not alike, alas good neighbour.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tôn vinh với tình yêu cuồng nhiệt và phục tùng cực độ

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Verb

Examples

With bended knees I daily worship her, / Yet she consumes her own Idolater.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “worship” mean?

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

Is “worship” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.