worship

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɜːʃɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɝʃɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wûr′ship)

Inflections of '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.
worships
v 3rd person singular
worshipping
v pres p (Mainly UK)
worshiping
v pres p (US)
worshipped
v past (Mainly UK)
worshiped
v past (US)
worshipped
v past p (Mainly UK)
worshiped
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
worship [sb]⇒ vtr (God, saints)adorar⇒ vtr
  venerar⇒ vtr
  alabar⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 Let us worship God.
 Adoremos a Dios.
worship⇒ vi (go to church)acudir a rezar loc verb
 That's the church where our family worships.
 Esa es la iglesia a la que acude a rezar nuestra familia.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
worship n (prayer)oración nf
 I devote some time to worship each day.
 Dedico algo de tiempo a la oración todos los días.
worship n (adoration)adoración nf
  alabanza nf
 They attach great importance to the worship of God.
 Le dan gran importancia a la adoración a Dios.
worship n (devotion)devoción nf
  adoración nf
 His worship of his father is quite striking.
 La devoción por su padre es bastante sorprendente.
worship n (ritual)ritual nm
  culto nm
 I enjoy the traditional worship of the Roman Catholic Church.
 Me encanta el ritual tradicional de la Iglesia Católica.
worship [sb]⇒ vtr (think highly of)adorar⇒ vtr
  venerar⇒ vtr
 She worships her grandmother.
 Adora a su abuela.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hero worship n (idolizing [sb])culto al héroe nm + loc adj
 Popular music tends to inspire hero worship among teenagers.
hero-worship [sb]⇒ vtr (idolize [sb])idolatrar a vtr + prep
  tener de héroe a loc verb
home worship n (religious acts carried out at home) (religión)adoración en casa loc nom f
house of worship n (church)templo nm
 You cannot go into a house of worship dressed like that.
  iglesia nf
  casa de Dios nf
I worship you interj (declaration of strong admiration)te adoro loc interj
  te idolatro loc interj
  te venero loc interj
  (formal)siento idolatría hacia ti loc interj
 I worship you and the ground you walk on!
 Te adoro a ti y al suelo en que caminas.
idol worship n (adoration of images, false gods)idolatría nf
  adoración de imágenes grupo nom
 Monotheistic religions like Islam and Christianity discourage idol worship.
 Las religiones monoteístas como el Islam o el Cristianismo desalientan la idolatría.
nature worship n (paganism)culto a la naturaleza grupo nom
place of worship n (religious house: church, temple)lugar de culto nm
 People should be free to choose their own place of worship.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Destinaron un pequeño local a lugar de culto.
  templo nm
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El barrio tenía, por fin, su propio templo.
  santuario nm
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. De vez en cuando se retiraba a su santuario para orar a Dios.
  casa de oración nf
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Está escrito "Mi Casa será Casa de Oración" pero vosotros la habéis convertido en cueva de bandidos. (Lc. 19, 46)
sun worship n figurative (sunbathing)tomar sol loc verb
 Excessive sun worship can lead to skin cancers.
 Tomar sol excesivamente puede ocasionar cáncer de piel.
sun worship n (pagan: devotion to sun)adoración del Sol
 Sun worship was common among many early religions.
 La adoración al sol era común en muchas religiones primitivas.
worship at the altar of [sth],
worship at the shrine of [sth] v expr		 figurative (believe in, devote yourself to)venerar⇒ vtr
  adorar⇒ vtr
  reverenciar
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'worship' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
adoration - adore - altar - bless - church - church service - cult - cultism - deify - devotion - devotional - directory - god - golden calf - high place - high places - house of prayer - idolatry - idolization - idolize - lionization - liturgical - meeting - meeting house - meetinghouse - morning prayer - morning prayers - mosque - pagan - pantheism - parish church - praise - praise God - prayer card - revere - Sabbath - satanism - service - temple - veneration
Spanish:
rendir culto - venerar - idolatrar - tener en un pedestal - veneración - adorable - adorar - culto - culto de la belleza - culto de los antepasados - culto del cuerpo - culto religioso - egolatría - enaltecer - fetichismo - idolatría - libertad de culto - vuestra merced

Collocations: worship [God, Allah], [hero, cult, religious, ancestor] worship, worship the [Lord, Father, Prince, King], more...

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