Wor'ship (wûr'ship)1, n.
(wûr'ship), n. [That is, originally, the state of worth or worthiness, from worth and the termination ship; A-S. weordhscype.]
Sense 1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. [Obs. and rare.]
Elfin, born of noble state, And muckle worship in his native land. Spenser.
Sense 2. Honor; respect; civil deference. [Obs.]
Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. Luke xiv. 10.
Of which great worth and worship may be won. Spenser.
Sense 3. Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of respectable character.
My father desires your worship's company. Shak.
Sense 4. The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration paid to God, or a being viewed as God. “God with idols in their worship joined.” Milton.
The worship of God is an eminent part of religion, and prayer is a chief part of religious worship. Tillotson.
Sense 5. Idolatry of lovers; obsequious or submissive respect.
'Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair, Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream, That can entame my spirits to your worship. Shak.