» This article refers to the religious act. For the album by Michael W. Smith see Worship (album). For the style see Worship (style). Worship literally means "worth-ship". Giving worth to something. In its older sense in English of worthiness or respect (Anglo-Saxon,worthscripe), worship may on occasion refer to an attitude towards someone of immensely elevated social status, such as a lord or a monarch, or, more loosely, towards an individual, such as a hero or one's lover. 'Worship''s quite o… (More on Worship)