-pfəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English worschipful, from worschip worship + -ful
1.
a. archaic : marked by a good quality or property : notable , distinguished
b. usually capitalized , chiefly Britain — used as a formal title for various persons or groups of rank or distinction
the Worshipful Company of Carpenters — E.E.Reynolds
Worshipful Grand Masters and Wardens — C.W.Ferguson
— compare right worshipful
2. : rendering adoration or reverence : venerating, worshiping
litanies may express all kinds of worshipful attitudes — M.H.Shepherd
the feeling … was more than warm; it was worshipful — M.M.Hunt
a vast audience … attentive, but not worshipful — Corra Harris
3. : warranting worship or capable of being worshiped
the giant worshipful effigies … commanding the conquered palace squares — Alfred Frankfurter
any disrespect shown to the worshipful animal … had to be atoned for — J.G.Frazer
• wor·ship·ful·ly -fəlē, -li adverb
• wor·ship·ful·ness noun -es