hero worship

US: (hēr′ō wûr′ship)

Inflections of 'hero worship' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "p" and "pp" forms exist, spellings with a double "p" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "p" are not correct in UK English.

hero-worships

v 3rd person singular

hero-worshipping

v pres p (Mainly UK)

hero-worshiping

v pres p (US)

hero-worshipped

v past (Mainly UK)

hero-worshiped

v past (US)

hero-worshipped

v past p (Mainly UK)

hero-worshiped

v past p (US)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

he′ro wor′ship, 

1. a profound reverence for great people or their memory.
2. extravagant or excessive admiration for a personal hero.
• 1765–75

he•ro-wor•ship  (hēr′ō wûr′ship), v.t., -shiped, -ship•ing or (esp. Brit.) -shipped, -ship•ping. 

1. to feel or express hero worship for.

• 1880–85

he′ro-wor′ship•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hero worship noun

1. admiration for heroes or idealized persons
2. worship by the ancient Greeks and Romans of heroes

verb (hero-worship, -ships, -shipping, -shipped) ( -ships, -shiping, -shiped)

1. (transitive) to feel admiration or adulation for

ˈhero-ˌworshipper noun