reverence vs worship

reverence

noun
  • The state of being revered. 

  • An act of showing respect, such as a bow. 

  • Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context. 

  • That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state. 

  • A form of address for some members of the clergy. 

verb
  • To show or feel reverence to. 

worship

noun
  • An object of worship. 

  • Ardent love. 

  • The adoration owed to God alone, as greater than the veneration that may be accorded to figures such as saints. 

  • The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object. 

  • Honour; respect; civil deference. 

  • Used as a title or term of address for various officials, including magistrates 

  • The religious ceremonies that express this devotion. 

  • Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference. 

verb
  • To participate in religious ceremonies. 

  • To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of. 

  • To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize. 

How often have the words reverence and worship occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )