hero worship

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hero worship

Intense or excessive admiration for someone regarded as a hero.

he′ro-wor′ship v.

he′ro-wor′ship·er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hero worship

1. admiration for heroes or idealized persons

2. (Historical Terms) worship by the ancient Greeks and Romans of heroes

vb, hero-worship, -ships, -shipping or -shipped, -ships, -shiping or -shiped

(tr) to feel admiration or adulation for

ˈhero-ˌworshipper n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

he′ro wor`ship

1. a profound reverence for great people or their memory.

2. extravagant or excessive admiration for a personal hero.

[1765–75]

he′ro-wor′ship, v.t.

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Noun

hero worship - admiration for great men (or their memory)

admiration, esteem - a feeling of delighted approval and liking

Translations

hero worship

n → Verehrung f (→ of +gen); (in ancient tribe etc) → Heldenverehrung f; (of pop star etc) → Schwärmerei f → (of für); the hero worship of a boy for his older brother → die blinde Bewunderung eines Jungen für seinen älteren Bruder

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hero worship

n → culto degli eroi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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