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hero worship
noun
: foolish or excessive admiration of someone
Full Definition of HERO WORSHIP
1
: veneration of a hero
2
: foolish or excessive adulation for an individual
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First Known Use of HERO WORSHIP
1774
Related to HERO WORSHIP
- Synonyms
- adulation, deification, worship, idolatry, idolization, worshipping (also worshiping)
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