worship vs supplication

supplication vs worship

worship and supplication both are nouns.

worship is a verb but supplication is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worship	Yes	No	Yes	No
supplication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, supplication is a hyponym of worship; that is, supplication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than worship:

worship: the activity of worshipping
supplication: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

Other hyponyms of worship include apotheosis, deification, exaltation, ancestor worship, prayer, idolisation, idolization, adoration, latria, idol worship, idolatry, cultism, devotion, veneration, autolatry, idiolatry, self-worship, anthropolatry, worship of man, gynaeolatry, gyneolatry, woman-worship, lordolatry, miracle-worship, thaumatolatry, place-worship, topolatry, arborolatry, tree-worship, astrolatry, worship of heavenly bodies, cosmolatry, demonolatry, devil-worship, diabolatry, fire-worship, pyrolatry, hagiolatry, hierolatry, heliolatry, sun-worship, animal-worship, zoolatry, monolatry, moon-worship, selenolatry, salaah, salaat, salah, salat, praise, necrolatry.

worship (noun)	supplication (noun)
the activity of worshipping	the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
a feeling of profound love and admiration	a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
	a humble request for help from someone in authority

worship (verb)	supplication (verb)
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
show devotion to (a deity)
attend religious services

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