worshipped the ground someone walked on

Revered beyond measure

To worship the ground someone walks on is to admire or love them with intense, often excessive devotion—treating them as if even the earth beneath their feet were sacred.

The phrase suggests complete adoration bordering on reverence: He worshipped the ground she walked on, but she barely noticed him.

Usually implies the devotion is one-sided or disproportionate.

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awe · true believer · reverence · fan culture · infatuation · puppy love · fascination · devotion · undying love · cherishing · praising · pedestalization · esteem · idolization · veneration · emulating · sacrificing · dependency

Opposites
intensity of regard

worshipped the ground someone walked ondespised

Intensely disliked, held contemptible

loathed · detested · abhorred · hated someone's guts · reviled

valuation of person

worshipped the ground someone walked onthought nothing of

Found completely unimportant

looked down on · held in contempt · treated like dirt · scorned · disdained

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G