Obeisance vs Worship - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between obeisance and worship

is that obeisance is demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude while worship is the condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.

As a verb worship is

to reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.

obeisance

English

Alternative forms

* obeisaunce, obeissance, abaisance (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)

Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

* 1845 , ":

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;

Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door —

Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door —

Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

* 1962 , , How To Do Things With Words (OUP paperback edition), p. 69:

The situation in the case of actions which are non-linguistic but similar to performative utterances in that they are the performance of a conventional action (here ritual or ceremonial) is rather like this: suppose I bow deeply before you; it might not be clear whether I am doing obeisance to you or, say, stooping to observe the flora or to ease my indigestion.

An obedient attitude.

Usage notes

* Usually in the phrases do obeisance'' or ''make obeisance . English words not following the I before E except after C rule

worship

English

(wikipedia worship)

Noun

(en-noun)

(obsolete) The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.

I will be on horsbak said the knyght / thenne was Arthur wrothe and dressid his sheld toward hym with his swerd drawen / whan the knyght sawe that / he a lyghte / for hym thought no worship to haue a knyght at suche auaille he to be on horsbak and he on foot and so he alyght & dressid his sheld vnto Arthur

*1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.3:

*:Then he forth on his journey did proceede, / To seeke adventures which mote him befall, / And win him worship through his warlike deed.

The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.

The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.

*(John Tillotson) (1630-1694)

*:The worship of God is an eminent part of religion, and prayer is a chief part of religious worship.

(by extension) The ardent love of a something.

An object of worship.

*(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) (1807-1882)

*:In attitude and aspect formed to be / At once the artist's worship and despair.

Honour; respect; civil deference.

*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)

*:of which great worth and worship may be won

*(Bible), (w) xiv. 10

*:Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

Derived terms

* freedom of worship * Her Worship * His Worship * house of worship * place of worship * Worship * worshipability * worshipable * worshipful * Worshipful Master * worshipfully * worshipfulness * worshipped * worshipping * worshippingly * worshipworthy * Your Worship

Synonyms

* adoration * reverence * idolatry

Verb

To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.

* Shakespeare

God is to be worshipped .

* Milton

When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones.

To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.

* Carew

With bended knees I daily worship her.

To participate in religious ceremonies.

We worship at the church down the road.