[Sudetenland]

"Reverence" and "Worship" are not the same thing.

Worship: n. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.

Worship: v. to render religious reverence and homage to.

You were saying...

[Nabber]

Do a little theological study on the words.

No one said for you to use dictionaries. Although that may be all you are capable of....

Try again.

[ArrogantBustard]

I was saying that reverence and worship are not the same thing.

Playing "gotcha" games with dictionaries reflects badly on those who do it.

Revere:to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother.

Worship:reverent honor and homage paid to God

Huge difference, there.

Deal with it.

[Shethink13]

Worship: n. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.

Worship: v. to render religious reverence and homage to.

Hmmmm...interesting that you highlighted the word "reverence" in both these definitions, but conveniently ignored the word "homage" also present in both definitions. Since both words are included in both definitions, wouldn't both be required to make the definition accurate?

[Swordmaker]

Worship: n. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.

That last phrase is NOT included in any of the dictionaries I have at my disposal... Did you find it at a Wiki dictionary???

The New Oxford American Dictionary defines it as:

worship |ˈwər sh əp|
noun
the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity : the worship of God | ancestor worship.
• the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies : the church was opened for public worship.
• adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle : Krushchev threw the worship of Stalin overboard.
• archaic honor given to someone in recognition of their merit.
• [as title ] ( His/Your Worship) chiefly Brit. used in addressing or referring to an important or high-ranking person, esp. a magistrate or mayor : we were soon joined by His Worship the Mayor.

verb ( -shiped , -shiping ; also -shipped, -shipping) [ trans. ]
show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites : the Maya built jungle pyramids to worship their gods.
• treat (someone or something) with the reverence and adoration appropriate to a deity : she adores her sons and they worship her.
See note at revere .
• [ intrans. ] take part in a religious ceremony : he went to the cathedral because he chose to worship in a spiritually inspiring building.

DERIVATIVES
worshiper (also worshipper) noun

ORIGIN Old English weorthscipe [worthiness, acknowledgment of worth] (see worth , -ship ).

I see no "or to any object regarded as sacred" in those definitions.