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worshiper

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: W ER1 SH AH0 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of worshipper. Cf. kidnaper and kidnapper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a person who has religious faith

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: believer, worshipper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: religious person

Narrower terms: theist, devil worshiper, monotheist, mystic, religious mystic, numerologist, pantheist, pilgrim, sun worshiper, theosophist

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who admires too much to recognize faults

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: worshipper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: admirer, adorer

Narrower terms: hero worshiper, hero worshipper

History

Etymology

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