What is another word for worshipping?

Pronunciation: [wˈɜːʃɪpɪŋ] (IPA)

Worshipping is an act of reverential love, praise, and devotion towards a deity or an object of religious significance. Synonyms for worshipping include adoration, veneration, reverence, homage, devotion, and idolization. Adoration emphasizes the feeling of deep love and great respect, while veneration emphasizes a reverential regard for something that is sacred. Reverence emphasizes a deep respect and awe for something that is considered holy. Homage emphasizes a respectful tribute to a superior, while devotion emphasizes a feeling of strong attachment or commitment to a cause, principle or deity. Idolization emphasizes excessive adoration or admiration for someone or something. All of these synonyms help to convey the sense of profound admiration and respect for a divine being or an object of significance.

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What are the opposite words for worshipping?

Worshipping involves showing reverence, adoration, and respect to a higher power or deity. Its antonym refers to a complete absence of respect or disregard. Disrespect is the most direct antonym of worshipping. It means showing a lack of honor, admiration, or esteem towards someone or something. Neglect could also be considered an antonym as it means not paying attention to, ignoring, or failing to take care of someone or something. Another possible antonym is blasphemy, which means speaking about or treating something sacred with irreverence or disrespect. Failing to recognize or acknowledge a higher power or deity could also be seen as an antonym of worshipping.

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Usage examples for Worshipping

It is Defoe's misfortune that his biographers on the large scale have occupied themselves too much with subordinate details, and have been misled from a true appreciation of his main lines of thought and action by religious, political, and hero-worshipping bias.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
And that's the wonderful creature all you women are worshipping!"
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
Far more rapidly than many people imagine, we are drifting away from the position of a Church that worships by liturgy to that of a Church worshipping by directory.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington

Famous quotes with Worshipping

  • I was not comfortable worshipping another Jew.
    Lionel Blue
  • Being, belief and reason are pure relations, which cannot be dealt with absolutely, and are not things but pure scholastic concepts, signs for understanding, not for worshipping, aids to awaken our attention, not to fetter it.
    Johann G. Hamann
  • The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly, that the Church organization is complete in each worshipping assembly, which is independent of every other.
    Charles Hodge
  • There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets.
    Thomas Moore
  • God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
    Ramakrishna

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