[wor.ship] n [ME worshipe worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, fr. OE weorthscipe worthiness, respect, fr. weorth worthy, worth + -scipe -ship] (bef. 12c) 1 chiefly Brit: a person of importance--used as a title for various officials (as magistrates and some mayors)
2: reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also: an act of expressing such reverence
3: a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual
4: extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem "~ of the dollar"
[2]worship vb -shiped or -shipped ; -ship.ing or -ship.ping vt (13c) 1: to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural power
2: to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion ~ vi: to perform or take part in worship or an act of worship syn see revere -- wor.ship.er or wor.ship.per n