worshipper

One who reveres

A worshipper is someone who worships—typically a person who engages in religious devotion or attends religious services: The worshippers knelt in prayer.

The term extends to anyone who reveres something intensely: worshippers of celebrity, sun worshippers seeking tans on beaches.

Also spelled worshiper.

devotee

follower

One who supports another

devotee · acolyte · congregant · parishioner · faithful · convert · proselyte · votary · communicant · layperson

pilgrim

pilgrim

Religious journey-taker

seeker · wayfarer · penitent · devotee · procession · caravan · barefoot · offering · vow · blessing

practice

prayer

Address to deity

kneeling · chanting · hymn · mantra · offering · sacrifice · libation · incense · vigil · fasting

reverence

veneration

Profound admiring respect

  • devotionDeep, loyal commitment
  • pietySincere religious devotion
  • aweReverent fear and wonder

reverence · homage · praise · glorification · supplication · thanksgiving · humility · faith · fervor · zeal

place

temple

Sacred worship structure

shrine · chapel · cathedral · basilica · pagoda · gurdwara · sanctuary · altar · pew · minaret

Categories
Opposites
belief and devotion

worshipperatheist

One denying gods exist

nonbeliever · skeptic · agnostic · unbeliever · doubter

religious role/status

worshipperdeity

Worshipped supernatural being

idol · divine being · icon · saint

attitude toward the revered

worshipperblasphemer

One who insults deity

desecrator · mocker · scorner · reviler · profaner

Phrases
Family

worshipped, worshipping, worshippers, unworshipped

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