Worship
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'''Worship''' is an act of [[religion|religious]] [[devotion]] usually directed towards a [[deity]]. The word is derived from the [[Old English]] ''worthscipe'', meaning ''worthiness'' or ''worth-ship'' — to give, at its simplest, worth to something. | '''Worship''' is an act of [[religion|religious]] [[devotion]] usually directed towards a [[deity]]. The word is derived from the [[Old English]] ''worthscipe'', meaning ''worthiness'' or ''worth-ship'' — to give, at its simplest, worth to something. |
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"The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosophers as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful."--The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-89) by Edward Gibbon |
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Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something.
An act of worship may be performed individually, in an informal or formal group, or by a designated leader.
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Aspects of worship
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