Barack Obama

Whether our forebears were strangers who crossed the Atlantic or the Pacific or the Rio Grande, we are here only because this country welcomed them in and taught them that to be an American is about something more than what we look like, or what our last names are, or how we worship.

American President

Bertrand Russell

The slave is doomed to worship time and fate and death, because they are greater than anything he finds in himself, and because all his thoughts are of things which they devour.

British Philosopher

P. J. O'Rourke

Even the most left-wing politicians worship wealth creation - as the political-action-committee collection plate is passed.

American Comedian

Swami Vivekananda

God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.

Indian Clergyman

H. L. Mencken

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

American Writer

Terry Pratchett

In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.

English Author

Tyler, The Creator

For the record, I don't worship the devil. I just hate religion.

American Rapper

Alice Walker

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

American Author

Henry Ward Beecher

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

American Clergyman

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish Philosopher

Used for expressing religious devotion, especially in formal or public prayer and ceremonies.

Religious Context

Carries a serious tone, often associated with reverence and humility before the divine.

Solemnity

May involve specific gestures like bowing, kneeling, or the sign of the cross in different religions.

Specific Actions

Can reflect cultural or familial traditions beyond religious meaning.

Cultural Significance

Occurs in varied settings like temples, churches, mosques, synagogues, or at home.

Places to Worship

Includes respect for entities or concepts, not just gods (e.g., nature, ancestors).

Not Only Deities

Implies a profound level of respect and admiration, often seen as excessive.

Intense Admiration

Usually directed towards a particular person rather than a group or inanimate object.

Person-centric

Indicates a deeper emotional connection than just liking or enjoying something.

Beyond Liking

Can be used hyperbolically in casual language to express strong interest or preference.

Hyperbole

 Beautiful objects could lead to a misguided worship of the object rather than the worship of goodness. It is said that the early sixth century preacher, St. Benedict, upon thinking of a beautiful woman, threw himself into a thorn patch, and through his suffering, regained his focus on spiritual beauty. He feared his desire for the beautiful woman

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 as she looked over the cliff's edge where she'd been abandoned by her father. She'd been born with the physical perfection so complete that she was worshipped as a new incarnation of Venus, the goddess of love. But real-life human lovers were too intimidated even to approach her.

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 with little tolerance for internal disagreement or external scrutiny. You might wonder whether some of these descriptions might also apply to established religions. In fact, the world "cultus" originally described people who cultivated the worship of certain gods

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 of worship for buddhists these macaques are an integral part of temple life and their presence here is entwined in folklore they are said to have once been headless fallen from the cut hair of manjushri a religious figure associated

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 formed the view that yes they were worshipping the same God and he would have he would have been honored to be here today and to give to embrace you so I I do think that that that that story is not properly told in in the West you

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 As word of this hopeful figure spread, she was worshipped as Annapurna, the Goddess of food. With the arrival of Annapurna, the world blossomed anew. People rejoiced at fertility and food, and communed together to give thanks.

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 some people would say that it's it's difficult life to be a Kumari they're young girls who are taken out of school and they're worshipped there's no way to really understand what that feels like

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 and he sued us for this video -- shortly thereafter. On the upside, the man that I worshipped as a child, the man that I wanted to become as an adult, I was finally able to get his autograph.

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 We live in a society obsessed with music. We use music to worship, tell stories, to celebrate, to work, exercise, declare our love and sometimes our hatred, and, arguably most importantly,

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 the chief shark feeder is from a village where the shark God is still worshipped