means To honor or adore someone or something as divine, or to feel and show intense devotion toward a deity, person, or thing.

from From Old English 'weorthscipe' — literally 'worth-ship,' the state of being worthy or held in high esteem. It's 'worth' (value, merit) plus the suffix '-ship' that gives us 'friendship' and 'hardship,' here marking a condition or quality. So worship began as nothing more mystical than acknowledging worth; only later did it climb the altar steps and aim itself at gods. The English title 'Your Worship' for magistrates preserves the older, earthier sense — a recognition of standing, not a hymn.