hero-worship

verb

To treat as a hero

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idolizeidoliseworshiprevere
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Meanings

verbhero-worship (third-person singular simple present hero-worships, present participle (US) hero-worshiping or (UK) hero-worshipping, simple past and past participle (US) hero-worshiped or (UK) hero-worshipped)

present singular third person hero-worships · US participle present hero-worshiping · UK participle present hero-worshipping · US participle past hero-worshiped · US past hero-worshiped · UK participle past hero-worshipped · UK past hero-worshipped

  1. To treat as a hero

    William hero-worshipped Carling and met him several times with Diana. When Carling visited Kensington Palace for a romantic rendezvous, he gave both the boys a rugby shirt.

    April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair

Synonyms & antonyms

verblove unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

Similar
idolizeidoliseworshiprevere
Broader
adore
Also see
idolizerevereworship

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hero worship.

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Cite this entry
APA

hero-worship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hero-worship

MLA

“hero-worship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hero-worship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hero-worship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hero-worship.

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