worship
Also known as religious adoration, public worship
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity or God. For many, worship is not about an emotion, it is more about a recognition of a God. An act of worship may be performed individually, in an informal or formal group, or by a designated leader. Such acts may involve honoring.
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18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Worship in various religions
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Adoration versus veneration
- Quaker Meeting for Worship
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- Worship through mundane activities
- Sikhism
- Wicca
- Zoroastrianism
- Vaudou
- Modern worship
- Types
- See also
- References
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity or God. For many, worship is not about an emotion, it is more about a recognition of a God. An act of worship may be performed individually, in an informal or formal group, or by a designated leader. Such acts may involve honoring.
==Etymology== The word is derived from the Old English , meaning to venerate "worship, honour shown to an object or deity, which has been etymologised as "worthiness or worth-ship"—to give, at its simplest, worth to something.