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    hero worship
    /ˈhɪərəʊ ˌwəːʃɪp/

    noun

    • 1. excessive admiration for someone: "the music press, with its bias towards hero worship"

    verb

    • 1. admire (someone) excessively: "I used to hero-worship the guy"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hero-worshipHero-worship Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HERO-WORSHIP is to feel or express hero worship for. How to use hero-worship in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHERO WORSHIP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HERO WORSHIP definition: 1. a feeling of extreme admiration for someone, imagining that they have qualities or abilities…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHERO WORSHIP definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    to admire someone and imagine that they have qualities or abilities that are better than anyone else's: She hero-worshipped her older brother, and she was devastated when he died. You need to come to your senses and stop hero-worshipping him. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHERO-WORSHIP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Hero-worship is a very great admiration of someone and a belief that they are special or perfect. The lead singer inspires old-fashioned hero-worship. Synonyms: admiration, idolization, adulation, adoration More Synonyms of hero worship. 2. verb. If you hero-worship someone, you admire them a great deal and think they are special or perfect.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hero-worshipHero-worship - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol. synonyms: idolise, idolize, revere, worship. see more.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhero worship noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪp/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪp/ [uncountable] the feeling of admiring somebody very much or too much because you think they are extremely beautiful, intelligent, etc. his hero worship of the national team. Want to learn more?

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHERO-WORSHIP definition in American English - Collins Online ...

    noun. 1. admiration for heroes or idealized persons. 2. worship by the ancient Greeks and Romans of heroes. verb hero-worship, -ships, -shipping, -shipped, US -ships, -shiping, -shiped. 3. (transitive) to feel admiration or adulation for. Collins English Dictionary.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'hero-worship' - Collins Online ...

    great or excessive reverence or admiration for heroes or other persons. [...] More. Definitions of 'hero-worship' 1. Hero worship is a very great admiration of someone and a belief that they are special or perfect. [...] 2. If you hero-worship someone, you admire them a great deal and think they are special or perfect. [...] More.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › hero-worshipHero worship Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    HERO WORSHIP meaning: foolish or excessive admiration of someone.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › hero-worship_nhero worship, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun hero worship mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hero worship. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. hero worship has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. ancient history (early 1700s) Christianity (early 1700s) See meaning & use.