worshipper
part of speech
noun (a worshipper, worshippers); US spelling: worshiper
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) A person who worships, who prays to and praises God or a god, especially in a church, mosque, synagogue or temple. tree →
2) A person who loves and admires someone or something very much, almost as if it were holy, like a sun worshipper or a hero worshipper. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in stories and lessons about religion to mean the people at a service: worshippers fill the church, kneel, sing and pray. In everyday talk it is used playfully for great fans: a sun worshipper loves lying in the sun. Phrases: fellow worshippers, regular worshipper, sun worshipper, hero worship.
examples
- The worshippers stood up to sing the first hymn. tree →
- Hundreds of worshippers came to the cathedral at Christmas. tree →
- The mosque was full of worshippers on Friday. tree →
- Gran is a regular worshipper at St Mary's. tree →
- My aunt is a real sun worshipper and lies on the beach all day. tree →
- The worshippers bowed their heads as the priest prayed. tree →
- Fellow worshippers brought food to the family after the funeral. tree →
- The elder brother was a devout worshipper of Ganesa. tree →
note
Countable: one worshipper, two worshippers. UK spelling doubles the p (worshipper); US often writes worshiper. The verb is worship (worships, worshipped, worshipping). Do not confuse worship (to praise God) with warship (a ship for war). Respectful word; it says nothing bad about the person.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «worshipper» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.