[Blogger]

Here is M. Webster's definition of worship: Main Entry: 1wor·ship Pronunciation: 'w&r-sh&p also 'wor- Function: noun Etymology: Middle English worshipe worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, from Old English weorthscipe worthiness, respect, from weorth worthy, worth + -scipe -ship 1 chiefly British : a person of importance -- used as a title for various officials (as magistrates and some mayors) 2 : reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also : an act of expressing such reverence 3 : a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual 4 : extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem

[D-fendr]

Ah, St. Webster.

[D-fendr]

Which, I think, could provide a good question for the forum:

In Protestantism, what precisely is "Worship"?

Proper worship, not improper of course.

[annalex]

The english usage waxes and wanes, like with anything else. The Greek terms are latreia for worship and doulia for veneration:

Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy distinguish between worship (Latin adoratio, Greek latreia) which is due to God alone, and veneration (Latin veneratio, Greek doulia), which may be lawfully offered to the saints

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