worshipfully
In devout manner
In a manner expressing deep reverence, adoration, or devoted admiration.
The word applies to religious devotion—She knelt worshipfully before the altar—but more often describes secular veneration: He gazed worshipfully at the celebrity, The fans listened worshipfully to every word.
The tone frequently suggests excessive or uncritical admiration.
With great affection
- reverentlyWith profound respect
- devoutlyWith sincere faith
- piouslyWith dutiful devotion
- ferventlyWith intense passionate feeling
earnestly · respectfully · humbly · solemnly · submissively · awestruck · zealously · faithfully
In a beseeching manner
- devotionallyWith pious dedication
- spirituallyConcerning the soul
- sacredlyIn hallowed fashion
- holilyIn sacred manner
blessedly · divinely · sanctimoniously · godly · ritually · ceremonially · genuflecting · kneeling
With great affection
- lovinglyWith deep affection
- obsessivelyWith unhealthy fixation
- fanaticallyWith excessive, obsessive enthusiasm
- sycophanticallyWith servile flattery
fawningly · gushingly · enraptured · spellbound · captivated · enthralled · besotted · devoted
adoringly
With great affection
- reverentlyWith profound respect
- devoutlyWith sincere faith
- piouslyWith dutiful devotion
fervently · earnestly · respectfully · humbly · solemnly · submissively · awestruck · zealously · faithfully · sincerely
prayerfully
In a beseeching manner
- devotionallyWith pious dedication
- spirituallyConcerning the soul
- sacredlyIn hallowed fashion
holily · blessedly · divinely · sanctimoniously · godly · ritually · ceremonially · genuflecting · kneeling · prostrate
adoringly
With great affection
- lovinglyWith deep affection
- obsessivelyWith unhealthy fixation
- fanaticallyWith excessive, obsessive enthusiasm
sycophantically · fawningly · gushingly · enraptured · spellbound · captivated · enthralled · besotted · devoted · ardently
- devout adverbsdevoutly, piously, reverently, religiously, faithfully
worshipfullycontemptuously
With scorn or derision
disdainfully · scornfully · dismissively · derisively · mockingly
worshipfullyindifferently
Without preference or concern
apathetically · carelessly · dispassionately · coldly · detachedly