Worship

Detail from Religion by Charles Sprague Pearce (1896)

Worship is showing regard with great respect, honor, or devotion.[1] This may be encountered in religious settings. In such instances it may represent divine worship; reverence for a divine being or supernatural power. This activity may have other focuses, such as hero worship. Worship may involve one or more of activities such as veneration, adoration, praise, supplication, devotion, prostration, or submission. An act of worship can be performed as simple prayer or through elaborate ceremony, individually, in an informal or formal group, or by a designated leader. The focus of worship is ultimately honoring the subject in some manner.[2]

  1. ^ merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worship
  2. ^ Fergusson, David (September 2008). "The Theology of Worship: A Reformed Perspective". In Forrester, Duncan B.; Gay, Doug (eds.). Worship and Liturgy in Context: Studies and Case Studies in Theology and Practice. Norwich: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd (published 2008). p. 71. ISBN 9780334041689. Retrieved 28 December 2018. The English term 'worship' itself derives from an Anglo-Saxon word for 'honour' (weorthscipe) suggesting again that worship is an action honouring one who is worthy.