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Definitions: Worshipful |
WorshipfulAdjective1. Showing adoration. 2. Showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "worshipful" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Synonyms: WorshipfulSynonyms: adoring (adj), godly (adj), reverent (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Repute | Great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely. imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven-born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche; sacrosanct. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | I had spent the better part of the night at the bedside of the worshipful Governor Winthrop, doing what my poor skill might to give him ease. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Worshipful" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Worshipful" is used about 50 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 50 | 48,117 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
master worshipful | 4 |
handbook master worshipful | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "worshipful"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zotëria e tij (nibs), i nderuar (honorable, honored, honourable, honoured, laurelled, patriarchal, reputable, respectable, venerable, well thought out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "诚 (Devout, Pious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ctihodný (honorable, honourable, respectable, Reverend, ven, venerable, worthy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | adorateur (worshipper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verehrend (adoring, enshrining, revering, venerating, worshipfully). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σεβαστόσ (matronal, matronly, respectable, time honored, time-honoured, venerable), λατρευτόσ (adorable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | סו'" (worshipper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tiszteletreméltó (estimable, honorable, honourable, reputable, reputed, respectable, venerable), imádatra méltó. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | venerabile (ancient, hoary, venerable), eccellentissimo (excellent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | onnoragh (creditable, honorary), arrymagh (respectful, reverend, solemn, submissive, venerable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | orshipfulway venerando (venerable), venerador (venerator), venerável (antique, patriarchate, patrician, Reverend, venerable), respeitador (duty), respeitável (accountable, dignified, estimate, hoary, properly, reputable, respectable, responsible, Reverend, rightdown, venerable, worthy), honrado (deserved, dignified, gentle, honest, honorable, honoree, honourable, hooch, reputable, respectable, righteous, trustworthy, worthy), digno (August, comely, creditable, deserver, deserving, dignified, gentle, meritorious, noble, praiseworthy, respectable, worth, worthy). (various references) adorabil (admirable, adorable, amiable, charming, choice, darling, delicious, delightful, exquisite, wonderful). (various references) уважаемый (estimable, honored, honoured, reputable, well-thought-of), почтенный (redoubtable, reputable, venerable). (various references) poštovan (honored, reputable, respectable, respected), dostojan obožavanja (adorable). (various references) honorable (honorable, honourable, respectable, white), excelentísimo. (various references) vördnadsfull (respectful, reverent, reverential). (various references) tapılacak (adorable), saygıdeğer (August, christian, considered, esteemed, estimable, honorable, honourable, respectable, Reverend, venerable, well-considered, worthy), saygı dolu, muhterem (August, estimable, honorable, honourable, patriarchal, Reverend, venerable). (various references) шанований (esteemed, estimable, honorable, honourable, reputable, worthy), поважаний. (various references) đáng tôn sùng, đáng tôn kính (venerable), đáng sùng bái (adorable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | recolitus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Numbers Chapter 28, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai h hmera h prwth epiklhtoV agia estai umin pan ergon latreuton ou poihsete |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quarum dies prima venerabilis et sancta erit omne opus servile non facietis in ea |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Of the whiche the firste day worshipful and holy shal be; al seruyle werk ye shulen not doon in it. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The first daye shalbe an holy feast so that ye shall do no maner of laboryous worke therein. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | On the first day shall be a holy convocation; in it ye shall do no manner of servile work. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | On the first day there is to be a holy meeting: you may do no sort of field-work: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Numbers Chapter 28, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Sa nahauna nga adlaw maoy usa ka balaan nga pagkatigum: walay bisan unsa nga bulohaton nga inalagad nga pagabuhaton ninyo; |
| Chinese | 第 一 日 當 有 聖 會 、 " 麼 勞 碌 的 工 都 不 可 作 。 |
| Croatian | Prvog dana neka bude sveti saziv. Nikakva težaèkog posla nemojte raditi. |
| Danish | På den første Dag skal der være Højtidsstævne, intet som belst Arbejde må I udføre. |
| Dutch | Op den eersten dag zal een heilige samenroeping zijn; geen dienstwerk zult gijlieden doen; |
| Finnish | Ensimmäisenä päivänä on pyhä kokous; älkää silloin yhtäkään arkiaskaretta toimittako. |
| French | Le premier jour, il y aura une sainte convocation: vous ne ferez aucune oeuvre servile. |
| German | Der erste Tag soll heilig heißen, daß ihr zusammenkommt; keine Dienstarbeit sollt ihr an ihm tun |
| Haitian Creole | Sou premye jou a, n'a reyini tout moun pou vin adore Seyè a. Lè sa a, pesonn p'ap gen dwa fè okenn gwo travay. |
| Hungarian | Elsõ napon legyen szent gyülekezés; semmi robota munkát ne végezzetek, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada hari yang pertama perayaan itu kamu harus mengadakan pertemuan untuk beribadat, dan tak boleh melakukan pekerjaan berat. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Pada hari yang pertama akan ada perhimpunan yang suci; janganlah kamu kerjakan barang sesuatu pekerjaan padanya. |
| Italian | Il primo giorno si terr una sacra adunanza; non farete alcun lavoro servile; |
| Maori | Hei te ra tuatahi te huihuinga tapu: kaua tetahi mahi a te kaimahi e mahia: |
| Norwegian | På den første dag skal det være en hellig sammenkomst; I skal ikke gjøre nogen arbeidsgjerning. |
| Portuguese | No primeiro dia haverá santa convocação; nenhum trabalho servil fareis; |
| Rumanian | Kn ziua dintki, sq fie o adunare sfkntq: sq nu faceyi nici o lucrare de slugq kn ea. |
| Spanish | El primer día habrá asamblea sagrada; no haréis ningún trabajo laboral. |
| Swedish | På den första dagen skall man hålla en helig sammankomst; ingen arbetssyssla skolen I då göra. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "worshipful": worshipfully, worshipfulness, worshipfulnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Worshipful" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: whorshipful. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "worshipful" (pronounced wer"shupful) |
| 4 | -p f u l | helpful, hopeful, unhelpful. |
| 3 | -f u l | apocryphal, artful, awful, baffle, baleful, bashful, beautiful, blissful, boastful, bountiful, careful, cheerful, colorful, deceitful, delightful, disdainful, disgraceful, disrespectful, distasteful, distrustful, doleful, doubtful, dreadful, duffel, dutiful, eventful, faithful, falafel, fanciful, fateful, fearful, fistful, fitful, flavorful, forceful, forgetful, fretful, frightful, fruitful, gainful, gleeful, graceful, grateful, harmful, hateful, healthful, houseful, hurtful, insightful, joyful, kerfuffle, lawful, lustful, masterful, meaningful, merciful, mindful, mistrustful, mournful, muffle, needful, neglectful, painful, panful, peaceful, pitiful, playful, plentiful, powerful, prayerful, purposeful, raffle, regretful, remorseful, resentful, reshuffle, resourceful, respectful, restful, riffle, rifle, rightful, rueful, ruffle, scornful, scuffle, shameful, shuffle, sinful, skillful, sorrowful, soulful, spiteful, stifle, stressful, successful, suspenseful, tactful, tasteful, tearful, thankful, thoughtful, trifle, triumphal, truffle, truthful, tuneful, uneventful, unfaithful, ungrateful, unhealthful, unlawful, unsuccessful, untruthful, useful, vengeful, waffle, wasteful, watchful, willful, wishful, wistful, woeful, wonderful, wrongful, youthful, zestful. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-h-i-l-o-p-r-s-u-w" | |
-2 letters: flourish. | |
-3 letters: upflows, wishful, wolfish, worship. | |
-4 letters: flours, fluors, houris, lowish, owlish, pilous, poilus, polish, prowls, upflow, whirls, whorls. | |
-5 letters: filos, flips, flops, flour, flows, fluor, flush, foils, fouls, fours, fowls, frosh, frows, furls, fusil, hilus, houri, hours, howfs, howls, hurls, loris, louis, loups, lours, ouphs, pilus, pious, plows, plush, poilu, polis, poufs, pours. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-h-i-l-o-p-r-s-u-w" | |
+2 letters: worshipfully. | |
+4 letters: worshipfulness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 6F 72 73 68 69 70 66 75 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. --- .-. ... .... .. .--. ..-. ..- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010111 01101111 01110010 01110011 01101000 01101001 01110000 01100110 01110101 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)W o r s h i p f u l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0057 006F 0072 0073 0068 0069 0070 0066 0075 006C |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)57818485747582728778 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, Sheckagh, Sheckish, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzský, francouzština, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | gjerman, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , řek, řecký, řeètina, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | hebraishte, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , hebrejský, hebrejec, hebrejka, hebrejština, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, hebreu, hebraico, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk, musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, іврит, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, "врейський, "врей, người Hê-brơ |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , maïarský, maïarština, maïar, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italský, italština, ital, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugalský, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, 罗马尼亚语, rumunský, rumunština, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, ruština, ruský, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, španìlský, španìlština, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turecký, tureètina, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | 乌克兰 |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamisht, vietnamez, 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnamec, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamština, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Bible Trace 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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