worshiper

One who venerates

A worshiper is someone who worships—expresses devotion to a deity, reveres a person, or shows intense admiration for something.

The word usually appears in religious contexts: Worshipers filled the mosque for Friday prayers.

Also spelled worshipper.

devotee

follower

One who supports another

faithful · congregant · parishioner · devotee · zealot · convert · proselyte · votary · acolyte · supplicant

deity

goddess

Female sacred being

  • deityWorshipped supernatural being
  • idolObject of worship
  • iconPictorial screen symbol

altar · shrine · divine · sacred · holy · creator · savior · lord · spirit · ancestor

pilgrim

hajj

Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca

Lourdes · Varanasi · Ganges · Jerusalem · relics · saints · procession · journey · sacred site · temple

practice

prayer

Address to deity

kneeling · chanting · ritual · offering · sacrifice · fasting · vigil · confession · communion · tithing

reverence

adoration

Profound loving regard

piety · homage · glorification · reverence · fervor · zeal · faith · humility · gratitude · supplication

Categories
Opposites
belief and devotion

worshiperatheist

One denying gods exist

nonbeliever · skeptic · agnostic · unbeliever · infidel

religious role/relationship

worshiperblasphemer

One who insults deity

desecrator · profaner · iconoclast · defiler · mocker

attitude toward sacred objects/figures

worshipermocker

One who derides

scorner · reviler · despiser · detractor · critic

Phrases
Family

worship, worships, worshipped, worshipping, worshiped, worshipper, worshipers, worshiping, worshipful

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G