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worship | toast |

As nouns the difference between worship and toast

is that worship is (british) a form of address of a mayor and other dignitaries while toast is toast (toasted bread or salutation).

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.

    toast

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Toasted bread.
  • I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
    All toasters toast toast .
  • A proposed salutation (e.g. to say "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
  • At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.
  • A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.
  • He was the toast of high society.
  • (slang) Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury.
  • If I ever get my hands on the guy that stole my wallet, he’s toast !
  • (slang, Jamaica) Extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
  • (computing) A transient, pop-up informational window
  • Derived terms

    * french toast * propose a toast * Texas toast * toaster * toast of the town

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lightly cook by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
  • We liked to toast marshmallows around the campfire.
  • To grill, lightly cook by browning specifically under a grill or in a toaster
  • Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.
  • To engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something.
  • We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.
  • To warm thoroughly.
  • I toasted my feet by the fire.
  • (slang, Jamaica) To perform extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
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