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Worship

Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness.

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Adore 76% connected

To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as deity or as divine.

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Attend 76% connected

To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

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Fear 76% connected

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

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Love 76% connected

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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Revere 76% connected

To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.

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Reverence 76% connected

Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration.

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Venerate 76% connected

To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders.

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Adoration 76% connected

The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god.

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Apotheosis 76% connected

The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.

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Astrolatry 76% connected

The worship of the stars.

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Autolatry 76% connected

Self-worship.

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Cosmolatry 76% connected

Worship paid to the world.

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Deification 76% connected

The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.

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Demonolatry 76% connected

The worship of demons.

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Devotion 76% connected

The act of devoting; consecration.

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Exaltation 76% connected

The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.

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Gyneolatry 76% connected

The adoration or worship of woman.

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Hagiolatry 76% connected

The invocation or worship of saints.

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Heliolatry 76% connected

Sun worship. See Sabianism.

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Hierolatry 76% connected

The worship of saints or sacred things.

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Idiolatry 76% connected

Self-worship; excessive self-esteem.

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Idolatry 76% connected

The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods.

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Latria 76% connected

The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints.

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Lordolatry 76% connected

Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such.

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Monolatry 76% connected

Worship of a single deity.

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Necrolatry 76% connected

The worship of the dead; manes worship.

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Praise 76% connected

To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.

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Prayer 76% connected

One who prays; a supplicant.

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Pyrolatry 76% connected

The worship of fire.

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Self-worship 76% connected

The idolizing of one's self; immoderate self-conceit.

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Supplication 76% connected

The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.

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Thaumatolatry 76% connected

Worship or undue admiration of wonderful or miraculous things.

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Veneration 76% connected

The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with awe; a feeling or sentiment…

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Zoolatry 76% connected

The worship of animals.

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Manner of action 1

Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

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Derivationally related 6

God 74% connected

Good.

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God 74% connected

Good.

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Idol 74% connected

An image or representation of anything.

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Idol 74% connected

An image or representation of anything.

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Worshiper 74% connected

One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being or thing; one who adores.

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Worshiper 74% connected

One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being or thing; one who adores.

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Adoration 92% connected

The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god.

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Idolize 92% connected

To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.

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Revere 92% connected

To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.

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