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humanity's oldest standing ovation, aimed at things that never asked for one
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.
- word roots
- From 'worth-ship'—assigning ultimate value to something
- brain effect
- Communal singing syncs heartbeats among strangers
- oldest temple
- Gobekli Tepe predates farming by millennia
- strange targets
- Cargo cults worshipped airplanes as gods
- royal claim
- British judges are still addressed 'Your Worship'
hajj pilgrimage to mecca — 2+ million muslims annually travel to saudi arabia's holiest site
varanasi ganges ritual bathing — hindus worship by bathing in the ganges river at this sacred indian city
shinto shrine visits japan — japanese practice ritual worship at over 80,000 shinto shrines nationwide