worshipped

«worshipped» in Mova's school dictionary: the past of "worship": to show love, praise and honour to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (worship, worships, worshipped, worshipping — past of worship); adjective (worshipped)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) Worshipped is the past of "worship": to show love, praise and honour to God or a god, by praying, singing and attending services. tree →

2) Worshipped can mean loved and admired very much, as in "a worshipped footballer". tree →

3) (Bible) In the Bible, people who worshipped idols (statues of false gods) were told to turn back to God. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education, pupils learn that Christians worshipped in churches, Jews in synagogues, Muslims in mosques and Hindus in temples. In history, ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods, like Ra the Sun god. In everyday life, fans "worship" celebrities. Phrases: "worshipped God", "worshipped as a god", "worshipped the ground he walked on".

examples

• The early Christians worshipped in each other's homes. tree →
• The ancient Egyptians worshipped the Sun god, Ra. tree →
• (Bible) The Israelites worshipped a golden calf while Moses was on the mountain. tree →
• The family worshipped at the local synagogue every Saturday. tree →
• The younger boys worshipped the captain of the team. tree →
• She worshipped the ground her grandmother walked on. tree →
• Ananke was worshipped in Rome under the name of Necessitas. tree →

note

British spelling: worshipped, worshipping (double p); American spelling often worshiped, worshiping (one p). Both correct. A place of worship is any building where people worship. Saying a person "worshipped" a pop star is exaggeration, not religion.

In the corpora

• And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
• So Samuel returned after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.
• They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped a molten image.
• Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

Trees and pragmatics

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