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PRONUNCIATION OF HERO-WORSHIP

hero-worship  [ˈhɪərəʊˌwɜːʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HERO-WORSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hero-Worship is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hero-worship in English.

WHAT DOES HERO-WORSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hero-worship in the English dictionary

The definition of hero-worship in the dictionary is to feel admiration or adulation for ; to think that they are special or perfect, esp in an exaggerated way.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HERO-WORSHIP

PRESENT

Present
I hero-worship
you hero-worship
he/she/it hero-worships
we hero-worship
you hero-worship
they hero-worship
Present continuous
I am hero-worshiping
you are hero-worshiping
he/she/it is hero-worshiping
we are hero-worshiping
you are hero-worshiping
they are hero-worshiping
Present perfect
I have hero-worshiped
you have hero-worshiped
he/she/it has hero-worshiped
we have hero-worshiped
you have hero-worshiped
they have hero-worshiped
Present perfect continuous
I have been hero-worshiping
you have been hero-worshiping
he/she/it has been hero-worshiping
we have been hero-worshiping
you have been hero-worshiping
they have been hero-worshiping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hero-worshiped
you hero-worshiped
he/she/it hero-worshiped
we hero-worshiped
you hero-worshiped
they hero-worshiped
Past continuous
I was hero-worshiping
you were hero-worshiping
he/she/it was hero-worshiping
we were hero-worshiping
you were hero-worshiping
they were hero-worshiping
Past perfect
I had hero-worshiped
you had hero-worshiped
he/she/it had hero-worshiped
we had hero-worshiped
you had hero-worshiped
they had hero-worshiped
Past perfect continuous
I had been hero-worshiping
you had been hero-worshiping
he/she/it had been hero-worshiping
we had been hero-worshiping
you had been hero-worshiping
they had been hero-worshiping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hero-worship
you will hero-worship
he/she/it will hero-worship
we will hero-worship
you will hero-worship
they will hero-worship
Future continuous
I will be hero-worshiping
you will be hero-worshiping
he/she/it will be hero-worshiping
we will be hero-worshiping
you will be hero-worshiping
they will be hero-worshiping
Future perfect
I will have hero-worshiped
you will have hero-worshiped
he/she/it will have hero-worshiped
we will have hero-worshiped
you will have hero-worshiped
they will have hero-worshiped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hero-worshiping
you will have been hero-worshiping
he/she/it will have been hero-worshiping
we will have been hero-worshiping
you will have been hero-worshiping
they will have been hero-worshiping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hero-worship
you would hero-worship
he/she/it would hero-worship
we would hero-worship
you would hero-worship
they would hero-worship
Conditional continuous
I would be hero-worshiping
you would be hero-worshiping
he/she/it would be hero-worshiping
we would be hero-worshiping
you would be hero-worshiping
they would be hero-worshiping
Conditional perfect
I would have hero-worship
you would have hero-worship
he/she/it would have hero-worship
we would have hero-worship
you would have hero-worship
they would have hero-worship
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hero-worshiping
you would have been hero-worshiping
he/she/it would have been hero-worshiping
we would have been hero-worshiping
you would have been hero-worshiping
they would have been hero-worshiping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hero-worship
we let´s hero-worship
you hero-worship
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hero-worship
Past participle
hero-worshiped
Present Participle
hero-worshiping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HERO-WORSHIP


bashawship
bəˈʃɔːʃɪp
connoisseurship
ˌkɒnəˈsɜːʃɪp
disworship
dɪsˈwɜːʃɪp
entrepreneurship
ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʃɪp
grandeeship
ɡrænˈdiːʃɪp
hership
ˈhɜːʃɪp
lesseeship
leˈsiːʃɪp
misworship
ˌmɪsˈwɜːʃɪp
registrarship
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑːʃɪp
self-worship
ˌsɛlfˈwɜːʃɪp
subahship
ˈsuːbɑːʃɪp
sun-worship
sʌnˈwɜːʃɪp
traineeship
treɪˈniːʃɪp
treeship
ˈtriːʃɪp
trusteeship
trʌˈstiːʃɪp
worship
ˈwɜːʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HERO-WORSHIP

hero
hero sandwich
hero worship
hero-worshipper
hero´s welcome
Herod
Herod Agrippa I
Herod Agrippa II
Herod Antipas
Herodias
Herodotus
heroic
heroic age
heroic couplet
heroic stanza
heroic tenor
heroic verse
heroical
heroically
heroicalness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HERO-WORSHIP

authorship
censorship
dealership
dictatorship
home ownership
leadership
limited partnership
membership
mentorship
ownership
partnership
place of worship
premiership
proprietorship
readership
relationship
scholarship
shared ownership
sponsorship
starship
warship

Synonyms and antonyms of hero-worship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hero-worship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HERO-WORSHIP

Find out the translation of hero-worship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hero-worship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hero-worship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英雄崇拜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

culto al héroe
570 millions of speakers

English

hero-worship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नायक की पूजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بطل العبادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

герой - поклонение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

herói - adoração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বীরপূজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le culte des héros
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pahlawan-pahlawan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heldenverehrung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

英雄崇拝
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영웅 숭배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pahlawan-pahlawan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

anh hùng thờ phượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹீரோ-வழிபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नायिका-पूजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kahramanlaştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hero -worship
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kultem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

герой - поклоніння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erou - cult
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ήρωας - λατρεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heldeverering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hjältedyrkan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hero -worship
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hero-worship

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HERO-WORSHIP»

The term «hero-worship» is normally little used and occupies the 109.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HERO-WORSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hero-worship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hero-worship» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hero-worship

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HERO-WORSHIP»

Discover the use of hero-worship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hero-worship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hero Worship
“This is a superhero story for the post-punk era: Live fast, die young, and take over the world.”—Kirkus Reviews Marvin Maywood only wants one thing in life—to join the heroes of the Core.
Christopher E. Long, 2014
2
On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History 1897
Six lectures reported, with emendations and additions.
Thomas Carlyle, 2003
3
On heroes, hero-worship, and the heroic in history. Illustr
I consider Hero-worship to be the grand modifying element in that ancient system of thought. What I called the perplexed jungle of Paganism sprang, we may say, out of many roots : every admiration, adoration of a star or natural object, was a ...
Thomas Carlyle, 1907
4
Heroes and Hero-Worship
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Thomas Carlyle, 2007
5
The Goddesses' Henchmen: Gender in Indian Hero Worship
This practice has attained new significance in recent years, as right-wing Hindu activists have deployed narratives about heroism in Rajput wars with Muslim emperors. In this book, Lindsey Harlan explores the idea of the Rajput hero.
Lindsey Harlan, 2003
6
Hero Worship
When she is transported into the Regency romance that she is reading, becoming a minor character, she must find a way to write herself into the arms of devilishly handsome Nathaniel Chamberlain, while scandalizing the ton. Original.
Dawn Calvert, 2006
7
Thomas Carlyle's on Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas Carlyle, 2012
8
Sartor Resartus, Heroes and Hero Worship, and Past and ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Thomas Carlyle, 2010
9
Sartor Resartus and on Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic ...
Part of the collection of Essays and Belle-Lettres of Everyman's Library.
Thomas Carlyle, 2007
10
Heroes: A History of Hero Worship
This is a fascinating book about dictatorship and democracy, seduction and mass hysteria, politics and culture, and the tensions between being good and being great. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Lucy Hughes-Hallett, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HERO-WORSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hero-worship is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Keep alive the legend of hero doctor John Hinds
In a world where we hero-worship pop stars, actors and celebrities, Dr John Hinds stood head and shoulders above those around him. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Book review: Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee - The Scotsman
It's actually a little more complex. In an argument with her doctor uncle, it is implied that Atticus deliberately sets out to crush her hero-worship, ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
3
Doing nothing, yet loving your summer vacation
We learnt to hero-worship the tallest cousin or the bravest one… we learnt to take teasing in our stride. We learnt the hard way that the only way ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Can brands speak the 'bro code'?
One was with the retirement of demigod, and arguably the best player the world has seen, Sachin Tendulkar, it wasn't about hero-worship ... «Marketing Interactive, Jul 15»
5
Omar Victor Diop: 'I want to reinvent the heritage of African studio …
When you look at the way that the African soccer royalty is perceived in Europe, there is a very interesting blend of glory, hero-worship and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Forging magic from metal
There are some 200 blacksmiths here — organizers hope to top 500 by the end of the event — and there's some serious hero-worship going on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
The Girl With Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee: Review
... the regime and an educational structure rooted in propagandist hero-worship. “Whenever the Leaders were mentioned, the teachers adopted ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
8
Pacific Rim 2: What Lurks on The Other Side of The Drift?
... how the monsters they faced were terrifying but also merchandised, and building a hero-worship culture around the Jaeger pilots who were ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
9
REVIEW: Orson's Shadow, Southwark Playhouse
O'Brien captures well the awkward, gauche hero-worship of a young aspirant, and Ford takes full advantage of the opportunities she is given to ... «British Theatre, Jul 15»
10
Television review: Heroes, or is it just hero-worship?
To indulge in "hero-worship" is slightly different; Cambridge says that it is "a feeling of extreme admiration for someone, imagining that they ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

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