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worshippy

adj

Etymology

From worship + -y.

  1. inherited from weorþsċiepe
  2. inherited from worschippe//worthschipe
  3. suffixed as worshippy — “worship + y”

Definitions

  1. Displaying great deference or fawning

    Displaying great deference or fawning; worshipful

    • Dylan, with his weirdly worshippy gaze, looking after me—my stomach would flip-flop and send a funny taste up to my mouth.

  2. Characteristic of worship, especially religious, spiritual, or church worship

    • Church of England churches are hardly known for their riotous parties every Sunday but at least the congregation has a quiet chitchat before it's time to get all worshippy. And in he came.
    • It was a slow, worshippy song. Shara relaxed as she listened to the lyrics.
    • Everyone was so earnest and worshippy: closing eyes to see things I couldn't see, raising hands to a God I did not feel. When the title of the sermon flashed on the projection screen, I couldn't breathe.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA