worshiper

Thân thiện

A worshiper kneels in quiet prayer inside a beautiful temple.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who has religious faith: A "worshiper" is someone who shows reverence and adoration, typically directed towards a deity or divine being, as part of their religious practice.
   • Someone who admires too much to recognize faults: A "worshiper" can also be a person who has an uncritical, excessive, or idolizing admiration for another person, object, or idea.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Religious Faith):

  • The temple was filled with devout worshipers.
  • As a regular worshiper, she attends services every week.

• Noun (Excessive Admiration):

  • He was a blind worshiper of the charismatic leader, unable to see any flaws.
  • She is such a worshiper of that author that she thinks every word he writes is perfect.

Advanced Usage

• "True worshiper": Often used in religious contexts to denote someone whose devotion is considered genuine and profound.

  • The sermon discussed what it means to be a true worshiper of God.

• "Hero worshiper": A common collocation describing someone with an excessively adoring attitude towards a person they consider a hero.

  • As a teenager, he was a complete hero worshiper of the famous athlete.

Variants and Related Words

• Worship (verb/noun): The act of showing reverence and adoration.

  • They gathered to worship. (verb)
  • The service was an act of worship. (noun)

• Worshipper (noun): An alternative spelling, more common in British English.

  • The church welcomed all worshippers.

Synonyms

• Devotee: A person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something; a follower.
• Admirer: Someone who regards a person or thing with respect and warm approval.
• Venerator: A person who regards with great respect or reverence (more formal).

Related Phrases

• Congregation of worshipers: Refers to a group of people gathered for religious worship.
  • The pastor addressed the congregation of worshipers.

Related Idioms

• To worship the ground someone walks on: To admire or love someone to an excessive degree.
  • He worships the ground his wife walks on. (Note: This idiom uses the verb "worship," not the noun "worshiper," but illustrates the concept of excessive admiration.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who has religious faith
2. someone who admires too much to recognize faults

Từ đồng nghĩa

• believer
• worshipper