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hero worship

NOUN
admiration of great person
Synonyms
WEAK
adoration apotheosis breathless adoration deification exaggerated respect idolization worship
VERB
admire greatly
Synonyms
STRONG
adulate dote on esteem exalt glorify idolize lionize look up to revere worship
WEAK
fall all over fawn on

Example Sentences

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Instead, “Him” wonders what kind of spiritual practice it is: hero worship or a sinister cult?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

The Emergency was also a stark warning against the perils of hero worship - something embodied in the towering political persona of Indira Gandhi.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Herbert wrote about his distrust — hatred, even — of hero worship and how it influenced Dune for the July 1980 issue of Omni Magazine.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Not everyone fell for the von Braun hero worship, however, including several prominent Jewish comedians.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2023

They help us to peel back some of the layers of legend and hero worship that obscure the whole story of American history.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis