To worship.
To be very fond of.
To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
To invoke divine favor upon.
To turn (a reference) into an object.
Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.