worshipful
/'wə:ʃipful/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Feeling or showing reverence and adoration for a deity: Characterized by profound religious devotion and veneration.
- Showing great respect or esteem for a person or thing: Used to describe deep, often formal, respect akin to reverence.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The worshipful congregation sang hymns with deep feeling. (The reverent congregation sang hymns with deep feeling.)
- He gave a worshipful bow to the ancient relic. (He gave a deeply respectful bow to the ancient relic.)
- She listened to the elder's stories with a worshipful attitude. (She listened to the elder's stories with an attitude of great respect.)
Advanced Usage
- As a formal title (capitalized): In British tradition, used as a respectful form of address for certain officials, such as mayors or masters of guilds.
- I present the Worshipful Mayor of the city. (I present the honorable Mayor of the city.)
- "worshipful silence": A silence filled with reverence.
- They observed a moment of worshipful silence at the memorial. (They observed a moment of reverent silence at the memorial.)
Variants and Related Words
- Worship (n/v): The act of showing reverence and adoration; to honor with religious rites or profound respect.
- They attended a service of worship. (They attended a religious service.)
- Worshipper (n): A person who shows reverence and adoration, especially to a deity.
- The temple was filled with worshippers. (The temple was filled with devotees.)
Synonyms
- Reverent: Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
- Adoring: Showing great love and respect.
- Venerating: Regarding with great respect.
Antonyms
- Disrespectful: Showing a lack of respect or courtesy.
- Irreverent: Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.
Adjective
- showing great reverence for god
- a godly man
- leading a godly life
- showing adoration