Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. ...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 833 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

WORSHIP (i.e. " See also:worth-See also:ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)  , See also:honour, dignity, reverence, respect . The word is used in a See also:special sense of the service, reverence and honour paid, by means of devotional words or acts, to See also:God, to the gods, or to hallowed persons, such as the Virgin See also:Mary or the See also:saints, and hallowed See also:objects, such as See also:holy images or See also:relics . In this sense, however, it must be See also:borne in mind that the See also:Roman See also:Catholic See also:Church distinguishes three kinds of See also:worship: (1) latria, the worship due to God alone (from Gr. l..arpeta, service, esp. the service of the gods, worship), and (2) hyperdulia, the worship or See also:adoration due to the Virgin Mary as the See also:Mother of God (from Gr. inr p, above, and SotAeia, service), and (3) dulia, that due to the saints . (See also ADORATION.) The public service of God in church is known as " divine worship " or " divine service " (see See also:LITURGY) . In the sense of " See also:revere " or " respect," the verb " to worship " occurs in the See also:English See also:Prayer-See also:book, in the phrase " with my See also:body I thee worship " in the See also:Marriage Service . In this sense the See also:term " worship " is also used as a See also:title of honour in speaking of or addressing other persons of position .

End of Article: WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)
[back]
WORSBOROUGH
[next]
WORSLEY

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.