worships

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of worship.

   The whole village worships at the old stone church on the hill.

   She worships her grandmother with an almost reverent devotion.

   Note

   The -s form serves both of the verb's constructions. With an object, it names a deity or a beloved person, as in she worships her grandmother. Without one, it means taking part in religious services, and a place usually follows, as in the village worships at the old church. The same spelling doubles as the plural noun: in she worships it is a verb, and in their worships it is a noun.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of worship (rare).

   Note

   A plural that the noun rarely needs. Worship is usually uncountable, whether it means devotion, ardent love or the ceremonies that express it. The plural earns its place when separate services are being counted or set side by side, as with a monastery's daily worships or the different worships of several faiths. For the devotion itself, keep the singular: a person's worship of a saint, not their worships.

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