libel vs worship

libel

noun
  • A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek. 

  • The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly. 

  • Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire. 

  • A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc. 

  • A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. 

verb
  • To proceed against (goods, a ship, etc.) by filing a libel claim. 

  • To defame (someone), especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel. 

worship

noun
  • Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference. 

  • 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. 

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 libel and worship occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )