An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock.
The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour
A small woman's handbag; a reticule.
to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
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.