To ridicule, mock, discredit.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
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.
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.