hero worship
Putting someone above
Hero worship is intense, often uncritical admiration for someone perceived as exceptional—a sports star, political figure, or cultural icon.
The term usually carries a note of excess, suggesting the admirer overlooks flaws or elevates the hero beyond what's warranted: His hero worship of his older brother bordered on obsession.
To hero-worship is to admire in this way.
Profound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- idolizationExtreme reverent admiration
- glorificationElevating praise or worship
- adorationProfound loving regard
lionization · esteem · awe · acclaim · praise · homage · tribute · honor
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- cultFervent fringe group
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- cultismDevotion to fringe group
- cult of personalityExcessive veneration of leader
fandom · infatuation · mania · fixation · hagiography · mythologizing · deification · apotheosis
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
fidelity · steadfastness · fealty · ardor · zeal · enthusiasm · passion · piety
Person others emulate
- imitationCopy of the original
- emulateCopy with aspiration
- followerOne who supports another
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
protege · mentorship · inspiration · aspiration · look up to · follow in footsteps · influence · exemplar
veneration
Profound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- idolizationExtreme reverent admiration
- glorificationElevating praise or worship
adoration · lionization · esteem · awe · acclaim · praise · homage · tribute · honor · exaltation
obsession
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
cult of personality · fandom · infatuation · mania · fixation · hagiography · mythologizing · deification · apotheosis · idealization
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
commitment · fidelity · steadfastness · fealty · ardor · zeal · enthusiasm · passion · piety · fervor
role model
Person others emulate
disciple · protege · mentorship · inspiration · aspiration · look up to · follow in footsteps · influence · exemplar · idol
- looking up toadmiring, respecting, revering, idolizing, venerating
- praiselauding, compliments, laudation, accolades, great job
- Bollywooditem number, song and dance, dance numbers, masala, dream sequence
- fandomfandom, fandoms, fan club, fan base, fanbase
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national sovereignty, national identity, national symbols
- propagandapropaganda, brainwashing, disinformation, misinformation, indoctrination
hero worshipiconoclasm
Attacking revered traditions
debunking · disillusionment · demythologization · egalitarianism · anti-authoritarianism
hero worshipdemonization
Casting as evil
vilification · contempt · scorn · loathing · disdain
hero worshipskepticism
Disposition toward doubt
critical thinking · cynicism · disenchantment · questioning · irreverence
hero, worship, heroic, heroism, heroine, heroes, worshiper, worships, antihero