worship

«worship» in Mova's school dictionary: to show love and respect to God or a god, by praying… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (worship, worships, worshipped or worshiped, worshipping or worshiping); noun (worship, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) To worship means to show love and respect to God or a god, by praying, singing or going to religious services. tree →

2) Worship is these acts of prayer and praise. tree →

3) To worship someone means to love or admire them very much, sometimes too much. tree →

sense in the lessons

In RE pupils learn how people of different religions worship and where (church, mosque, synagogue, temple, gurdwara), and that places of worship deserve respect (quiet voices, removing shoes or covering heads where asked). In everyday language fans can worship a pop star or footballer. Phrases: «place of worship», «act of worship», «hero worship».

examples

• Christians worship in a church. tree →
• Muslims worship in a mosque. tree →
• A gurdwara is the Sikh place of worship. tree →
• The ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods. tree →
• Take your shoes off before entering this place of worship. tree →
• My little brother worships his big cousin. tree →
• Some people worship at home. tree →
• Our school assembly sometimes has a time of worship. tree →
• The worship of Helios was introduced into Greece from Asia. tree →

note

British spelling doubles the p: «worshipped, worshipping»; American often uses one p: «worshiped, worshiping». Pronounced WUR-ship. The noun is uncountable.

In the corpora

• A friend's house, a cinema, a museum or a place of worship each has its own way of showing that respect.
• In a place of worship during a service, sit quietly and take no photos unless it is allowed.
• The Mongols let people of many religions worship freely, including Buddhists, Muslims and Christians, which helped them rule many different peoples.
• The Book of Psalms has 150 psalms, which are songs and prayers used in worship by Jews and Christians.
• Psalm 100 calls all the earth to «make a joyful noise» and to worship God with gladness and thanks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «worship» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.