[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/worshipped/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) / worshipped # worshipped verb form (worship, worships, worshipped, worshipping — past of worship); adjective (worshipped) «worshipped» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. (church) Worshipped is the past of "worship": to show love, praise and honour to God or a god, by praying, singing and attending services. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#m1) 2. Worshipped can mean loved and admired very much, as in "a worshipped footballer". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#m2) 3. (Bible) In the Bible, people who worshipped idols (statues of false gods) were told to turn back to God. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#m3) ### In the lessons In religious education, pupils learn that Christians worshipped in churches, Jews in synagogues, Muslims in mosques and Hindus in temples. In history, ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods, like Ra the Sun god. In everyday life, fans "worship" celebrities. Phrases: "worshipped God", "worshipped as a god", "worshipped the ground he walked on". ### Examples - The early Christians worshipped in each other's homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#x1) - The ancient Egyptians worshipped the Sun god, Ra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#x2) - (Bible) The Israelites worshipped a golden calf while Moses was on the mountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#x3) - The family worshipped at the local synagogue every Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#x4) - The younger boys worshipped the captain of the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#x5) - She worshipped the ground her grandmother walked on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#x6) - Ananke was worshipped in Rome under the name of Necessitas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/#x7) ### Note British spelling: worshipped, worshipping (double p); American spelling often worshiped, worshiping (one p). Both correct. A place of worship is any building where people worship. Saying a person "worshipped" a pop star is exaggeration, not religion. ## In Jewish tradition It means bowed down in reverence. Moses bows to God, but the Torah warns against people who bowed to idols, the sun, the moon or the stars. **Interpretation.** Jewish law forbids worshipping the sun, moon and stars, and the law against idol worship is among the gravest. Moses bowing at Sinai is seen as a model of humble reverence. ### Examples - And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. (Torah EXO.34.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worshipped/#x1) - and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that He had not allotted unto them; (Torah DEU.29.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worshipped/#x2) - and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have commanded not; (Torah DEU.17.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worshipped/#x3) - So Samuel returned after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.15.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worshipped/#x4) - They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped a molten image. (Writings PSA.106.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worshipped/#x5) - Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped; (Writings JOB.1.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worshipped/#x6) ### Note British spelling: worshipped, worshipping (double p); American spelling often worshiped, worshiping (one p). Both correct. A place of worship is any building where people worship. Saying a person "worshipped" a pop star is exaggeration, not religion. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «worshipped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worshipped/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«worshipped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/worshipped.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «worshipped» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/worshipped/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«worshipped» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/worshipped.html) on Mova free.