- hero worship
- noun Date: 1774 1. veneration of a hero 2. foolish or excessive adulation for an individual
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hero worship
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hero-worship — hero worships, hero worshipping, hero worshipped (The noun is also spelled hero worship.) 1) N UNCOUNT Hero worship is a very great admiration of someone and a belief that they are special or perfect. Singer Brett Anderson inspires old fashioned… … English dictionary
Hero worship — Worship Wor ship, n. [OE. worshipe, wur[eth]scipe, AS. weor[eth]scipe; weor[eth] worth + scipe ship. See {Worth}, a., and { ship}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] A man of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hero worship — Hero He ro, n.; pl. {Heroes}. [F. h[ e]ros, L. heros, Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. [1913 Webster] 2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hero worship — may refer to: * Hero Worship (album), an album released by Sandra Bernhard * Hero Worship ( TNG episode), an episode Star Trek: The Next Generation *Hero cult in ancient Greece *Apotheosis, raising a person to the level of a deity *Cult of… … Wikipedia
hero-worship — hero ,worship1 noun uncount strong admiration for someone, especially when this is rather extreme or unreasonable hero worship hero ,worship 2 verb transitive to admire someone in an extreme or unreasonable way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hero worship — n. great or excessive reverence or admiration for heroes or other persons hero worship vt. hero worshiper n … English World dictionary
hero-worship — hero worshiper, n. /hear oh werr ship/, v.t., hero worshiped, hero worshiping or (esp. Brit.) hero worshipped, hero worshipping. to feel or express hero worship for. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
hero worship — hero .worship n [U] great admiration for someone who is thought to be very brave, good, skilful etc often used to show disapproval >hero worship v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
hero worship — ► NOUN ▪ excessive admiration for someone. ► VERB (hero worship) ▪ admire excessively … English terms dictionary
hero worship — index doxology Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hero-worship — UK / US noun [uncountable] strong admiration for someone, especially when this is extreme or unreasonable Derived word: hero worship UK / US verb transitive Word forms hero worship : present tense I/you/we/they hero worship he/she/it hero… … English dictionary
