The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
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.
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.