Post by CelestiasEmmett, do you own a dictionary with etymologies of words in it? My
Websters says Doc was right about worship and worth-ship.
Everything the old man said was not a lie, or wrong either.
Emmett writes:
The way Dr. jean deciphered worship was worth-ship. He said that
meant in order to worship you had to give money as the worth part.
Because that was the only real value we had was our money (worth).
That is crazy shit.
Show me where this is defined:
worship (n.)
O.E. worðscip, wurðscip (Anglian), weorðscipe (W.Saxon) "condition of
being worthy, honor, renown," from weorð "worthy" (see worth) + -scipe
(see -ship). Sense of "reverence paid to a supernatural or divine
being" is first recorded c.1300. The original sense is preserved in
the title worshipful (c.1300). The verb is recorded from c.1200.
cult
1617, "worship," also "a particular form of worship," from Fr. culte,
from L. cultus "care, cultivation, worship," originally "tended,
cultivated," pp. of colere "to till" (see colony). Rare after 17c.;
revived mid-19c. with reference to ancient or primitive rituals.
Meaning "devotion to a person or thing" is from 1829.
bibliolatry
1763, "worship of books," from biblio- + -latry. Meaning "worship of
the Bible" is from 1847.
anthropolatry
"worship of a human being," from Gk. anthropos (see anthropo-) +
latreia "hired labor, service, worship."
-latry
suffix meaning "worship of," in use in native formations from 19c.
(e.g. bardolatry), from Gk. -latreia "worship, service paid to the
gods, hired labor," related to latron "pay, hire," latris "servant,
worshipper."
idolatry
c.1250, from O.Fr. idolatrie, shortened from L.L. idololatria
(Tertullian), from Gk. eidololatria "worship of idols," from eidolon
"image" + latreia "worship, service."
adore
c.1300, "to pay divine honors to," from O.Fr. aourer "to adore,
worship" (10c.), from L. adorare "speak to formally, beseech, ask in
prayer," in L.L. "to worship," from ad- "to" + orare "speak formally,
pray" (see orator). Meaning "to honor very highly" is attested from
1590s; weakened sense of "to be very fond of" emerged by 1880s.
temple (1)
"building for worship," O.E. tempel, from L. templum "piece of ground
consecrated for the taking of auspices, building for worship," of
uncertain signification. Commonly referred either to PIE base *tem-
"to cut," on notion of "place reserved or cut out," or to PIE base
*temp- "to stretch," on notion of cleared space in front of an altar.
Fig. sense of "any place regarded as occupied by divine presence" was
in O.E. Applied to Jewish synagogues from 1598.
Methodist
"One of a new kind of puritans lately arisen, so called from their
profession to live by rules and in constant method" [Johnson].
Protestant religious sect founded 1729 at Oxford University by John
and Charles Wesley, took that name almost from inception, but it had
been used since at least 1686 for various new methods of worship.
venerable
early 15c., from L. venerabilis, from venerari "to worship,
revere" (see veneration). As a title, used in reference to
ecclesiastics or those who had obtained the first degree of
canonization.
Cyprus
from Gk. Kypros "land of cypress trees" (see cypress); eastern
Mediterranean island famous in ancient times as the birthplace of
Aphrodite and for erotic worship rituals offered to her there; hence
Cyprian (adj.) "licentious, lewd" (1599); applied 18c.-19c. to
prostitutes.
altar
O.E., from L. altare (pl. altaria), probably originally meaning "burnt
offerings" (cf. L. adolere "to worship, to offer sacrifice, to honor
by burning sacrifices to"), but infl. by L. altus "high."
adorable
1611, from Fr. adorable, from L. adorabilem "worthy of worship," from
adorare (see adore). Weakened sense of "delightful, charming" is
recorded from 1710.
venerate
1620s, from L. veneratus, pp. of venerari "to reverence, worship" (see
veneration). Related: Venerated, venerating.
ophidian
"pertaining to snakes," 1883, from Gk. ophidion, dim. of ophis
"serpent," of unknown origin. Hence, ophiolatry "serpent-
worship" (1862), and the 2c. sect of the Ophitæ, who revered the
serpent as the symbol of divine wisdom. Also ophiomancy (1683), the
ancient art of divination by the movements of snakes.
Azerbaijan
country name, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.Pers. Aturpatakan,
from Gk. Atropatene, from the Pers. Atropates, who ruled there in the
time of Alexander the Great; or from local azer "fire" + baydjan
(Iranian baykan) "guardian," in ref. to fire-worship.
tabernacle
c.1250, "portable sanctuary carried by the Israelites in the
wilderness," from O.Fr. tabernacle (12c.), from L. tabernaculum
"tent," especially "a tent of an augur" (for taking observations),
dim. of taberna "hut, cabin, booth" (see tavern). Transfered 1388 to
the Temple in Jerusalem (which continued its function). Sense of
"house of worship" first recorded 1693. The Jewish Feast of
Tabernacles (mid-October) was observed as a thanksgiving for harvest.
Leviticus
third book of the Pentateuch, c.1400, from L.L. Leviticus (liber),
lit. "book of the Levites," from Gk. to Leuitikon biblion, properly
the part of the Pentateuch dealing with the function of the priests
who were of the tribe of Levi (a portion of the tribe acted as
assistants to the priests in the temple-worship). The Heb. title is
Torath Kohanim, lit. "the law of the priests."
mosque
c.1400, moseak, probably from M.Fr. mosquée, from It. moschea, from
Sp. mesquita (modern mezquita), from Arabic masjid "temple, place of
worship," from sajada "he worshipped" + prefix ma- denoting "place."
In M.E. as muskey, moseache, etc.
meet (v.)
O.E. metan, from P.Gmc. *motijanan (cf.O.N. mæta, O.S. motian "to
meet"). Related to O.E. gemot "meeting." The noun, in the sporting
sense, is attested from 1831, originally of hunting. Meeting
"gathering of people for discussion, etc." is attested from 1513. In
17c., it was applied generally to worship assemblies of
nonconformists, but this now is retained mostly by Quakers.
toleration
1517, "permission granted by authority, license," from M.Fr.
tolération (15c.), from L. tolerationem (nom. toleratio) "a bearing,
supporting, enduring," from toleratus, pp. of tolerare "to tolerate,
lit. "to bear" (see extol). Meaning "forbearance, sufferance" is from
1582. Religious sense is from Act of Toleration, statute granting
freedom of religious worship (with conditions) to dissenting
Protestants in England, 1689.
veneration
early 15c., from M.Fr. veneration, from L. venerationem (nom.
veneratio) "reverence," from venerari "to worship, revere," from venus
(gen. veneris) "beauty, love, desire" (see Venus).
idol
c.1250, "image of a deity as an object of (pagan) worship," from O.Fr.
idole, from L.L. idolum "image (mental or physical), form," used in
Church L. for "false god," from Gk. eidolon "appearance," later
"mental image, apparition, phantom," also "material image, statue,"
from eidos "form" (see -oid). Figurative sense of "something idolized"
is first recorded 1562. Meaning "a person so adored" is from 1591;
hence idolize (1598).
voodoo
religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ult. of African
origin, 1850, from Louisiana Fr. voudou, from a W.African language
(e.g. Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit, demon, deity," also Vandoo, supposedly
the name of an African deity, from a language of Dahomey). Cf. vodun
"fetish connected with snake worship in Dahomey," said to be from vo
"to be afraid," or vo "harmful." The verb is attested from 1880.
orator
late 14c., "one who pleads or argues for a cause," from Anglo-Fr.
oratour, from O.Fr. orateur (14c.), from L. oratorem (nom. orator)
"speaker," from orare "speak before a court or assembly, plead," from
PIE base *or- "to pronounce a ritual formula" (cf. Skt. aryanti "they
praise," Homeric Gk. are, Attic ara "prayer," Hittite ariya- "to ask
the oracle," aruwai- "to revere, worship"). Meaning "public speaker"
is attested from early 15c.
Zion
O.E. Sion, from Gk. Seon, from Heb. Tsiyon, name of a Canaanite hill
fortress in Jerusalem captured by David and called in the Bible "City
of David." It became the center of Jewish life and worship. Zionism
"movement for forming (later supporting) a Jewish national state in
Palestine" first attested 1896, from Ger. Zionismus (from Zion + L.-
derived suffix -ismus), first recorded 1886 in "Selbstemancipation,"
by "Matthias Acher" (pseudonym of Nathan Birnbaum).
template
1677, templet "horizontal piece under a girder or beam," probably from
Fr. templet "weaver's stretcher," dim. of temple, which meant the same
thing, from L. templum "plank, rafter," also "building for
worship" (see temple (1)). The meaning "pattern or gauge for shaping a
piece of work" is first recorded 1819 in this form, earlier temple
(1688); the form was altered 1844, probably influenced by plate, but
the pronunciation did not begin to shift until much more recently.
orgy
1561, orgies (pl.) "secret rites in the worship of certain Gk. and
Roman gods," especially Dionysus, from M.Fr. orgies (c.1500), from L.
orgia, from Gk. orgia (pl.) "secret rites," from PIE base *werg- "to
work" (see urge (v.)). The singular, orgy, was first used in Eng. 1665
for the extended sense of "any licentious revelry." OED says of the
ancient rites that they were "celebrated with extravagant dancing,
singing, drinking, etc.," which gives "etc." quite a workout.
liturgy
1560, "the service of the Holy Eucharist," from M.Fr. liturgie, from
L.L. liturgia "public service, public worship," from Gk. leitourgia,
from leitourgos "one who performs a public ceremony or service, public
servant," from leito- "public" (from laos "people;" cf. leiton "public
hall," leite "priestess") + -ergos "that works," from ergon
"work" (see urge (v.)). Meaning "collective formulas for the conduct
of divine service in Christian churches" is from c.1593.
logos
1587, "second person of the Christian Trinity," from Gk. logos "word,
speech, discourse," also "reason," from PIE base *leg- "to
collect" (with derivatives meaning "to speak," on notion of "to pick
out words;" see lecture); used by Neo-Platonists in various
metaphysical and theological senses and picked up by N.T. writers.
Other Eng. formations from logos include logolatry "worship of words,
unreasonable regard for words or verbal truth" (1810 in Coleridge);
logomachy "fighting about words" (1569); logomania (1870); logophobia
(1923); and logorrhea (1902).
bless
O.E. bletsian, bledsian, Northumbrian bloedsian "to consecrate, make
holy," from P.Gmc. *blothisojan "mark with blood," from *blotham
"blood" (see blood). Originally a blood sprinkling on pagan altars.
This word was chosen in O.E. bibles to translate L. benedicere and Gk.
eulogein, both of which have a ground sense of "to speak well of, to
praise," but were used in Scripture to translate Heb. brk "to bend
(the knee), worship, praise, invoke blessings." Meaning shifted in
late O.E. toward "to confer happiness, well-being," by resemblance to
unrelated bliss. No cognates in other languages.
service (n.)
c.1100, "celebration of public worship," from O.Fr. servise, from L.
servitium "slavery, servitude," from servus "slave" (see serve).
Meaning "act of serving" is attested from 1230. Sense of "duty of a
military man" first recorded 1580s, hence "the military as an
occupation" (1706). Meaning "the furniture of the table" (tea service,
etc.) is from mid-15c. Serving "a helping of food" is from 1769.
Serviceable "ready to serve" is from early 14c.
Edgar: I know thee well: a serviceable villain,
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress
As badness would desire.
"King Lear," Act IV, Scene vi
wish (v.)
O.E. wyscan "to wish," from P.Gmc. *wunskijanan (cf. O.N. æskja, Dan.
ønske, Swed. önska, M.Du. wonscen, Du. wensen, O.H.G. wunsken, Ger.
wunschen "to wish"), from PIE *wun-/*wen-/*won- "to strive after,
wish, desire, be satisfied" (cf. Skt. vanati "he desires, loves,
wins," L. venus "love, sexual desire, loveliness," venerari "to
worship;" see Venus). The noun is attested from c.1300. Wishful first
recorded 1523. Wishful thinking is recorded from 1932; wish
fulfillment (1901) translates Ger. wunscherfüllung (Freud, "Die
Traumdeutung," 1900).
bard
mid-15c., from Scottish, from O.Celt. bardos "poet, singer," from PIE
base *gwer- "to lift up the voice, praise." In historical times, a
term of contempt among the Scots (who considered them itinerant
troublemakers), but one of great respect among the Welsh.
"All vagabundis, fulis, bardis, scudlaris, and siclike idill pepill,
sall be brint on the cheek." [local Scottish ordinance, c.1500]
Subsequently idealized by Scott in the more ancient sense of "lyric
poet, singer." Poetic use of the word in English is from Gk. bardos,
L. bardus, both from Gaulish. Bardolatry "worship of Shakespeare (the
'Bard of Avon')" first recorded 1901.
church
O.E. cirice "church," from W.Gmc. *kirika, from Gk. kyriake (oikia)
"Lord's (house)," from kyrios "ruler, lord." For vowel evolution, see
bury. Gk. kyriakon (adj.) "of the Lord" was used of houses of
Christian worship since c.300, especially in the East, though it was
less common in this sense than ekklesia or basilike. An example of the
direct Gk.-to-Gmc. progress of many Christian words, via the Goths; it
was probably used by W.Gmc. people in their pre-Christian period. Also
picked up by Slavic, via Gmc. (cf. O.Slav. criky, Rus. cerkov).
Romance and Celtic languages use variants of L. ecclesia. Slang church
key for "can or bottle opener" is from 1950s. Church-mouse, proverbial
in many languages for its poverty, is 1731 in Eng.
offer (v.)
O.E. ofrian, from L. offerre "to present, bestow, bring before" (in
L.L. "to present in worship"), from ob "to" + ferre "to bring, to
carry" (see infer). Non-religious sense reinforced by O.Fr. offrir "to
offer," from L. offerre. The noun is first recorded 1433, from O.Fr.
offre (12c.), verbal noun from offrir. The native noun formation is
offering (O.E. offrung), verbal noun from offrian.
nude
1531, a legal term, "unsupported, not formally attested," from L.
nudus "naked, bare" (see naked). General sense of "mere, plain,
simple" attested from 1551. In ref. to the human body, meaning
"unclothed" is an artistic euphemism for naked, dating from 1611
(implied in nudity). Nudism is a 1929 borrowing from Fr. nudisme;
nudist "one who practices nudism" appeared at the same time.
"Made in Germany, imported to France, is the cult of Nudism, a
mulligan stew of vegetarianism, physical culture and pagan
worship." ["Time," July 1, 1929]
Nudie "a nude show" is from 1935.
sanctuary
c.1340, "building set apart for holy worship," from Anglo-Fr.
sentuarie, from O.Fr. sainctuarie, from L.L. sanctuarium "a sacred
place, shrine" (especially the Hebrew Holy of Holies; see sanctum),
also "a private room," from L. sanctus "holy" (see saint). By medieval
Church law, fugitives or debtors enjoyed immunity from arrest in
churches, hence transf. sense of "immunity from punishment" (c.1380).
General (non-ecclesiastical) sense of "place of refuge or protection"
is attested from 1568; as "land set aside for wild plants or animals
to breed and live" it is recorded from 1879. Under English law, one
claiming the right of sanctuary had 40 days to confess and accept
permanent banishment. This was abolished in Britain 1625 in criminal
cases, 1696, 1722 in civil cases.
hero
1387, "man of superhuman strength or courage," from L. heros "hero,"
from Gk. heros "demi-god" (a variant singular of which was heroe),
originally "defender, protector," from PIE base *ser- "to watch over,
protect" (cf. L. servare "to save, deliver, preserve, protect"). Sense
of "chief male character in a play, story, etc." first recorded 1697.
Fem. form heroine first attested 1659, from L. heroina, from Gk.
heroine. First record of hero-worship is from 1774. Heroic verse
(1617), decasyllabic iambic, is from It. Hero, the New York term for a
sandwich elsewhere called submarine, grinder, poor boy (New Orleans),
or hoagie (Philadelphia), is 1955, origin unknown, perhaps folk
etymology of Gk. gyro, a type of sandwich.
Satan
proper name of the supreme evil spirit in Christianity, O.E. Satan,
from L.L. Satan (in Vulgate, in O.T. only), from Gk. Satanas, from
Heb. satan "adversary, one who plots against another," from satan "to
show enmity to, oppose, plot against," from root s-t-n "one who
opposes, obstructs, or acts as an adversary." In Septuagint (Gk.)
usually translated as diabolos "slanderer," lit. "one who throws
(something) across" the path of another (see devil), though epiboulos
"plotter" is used once.
"In biblical sources the Hebrew term the satan describes an
adversarial role. It is not the name of a particular character.
Although Hebrew storytellers as early as the sixth century B.C.E.
occasionally introduced a supernatural character whom they called the
satan, what they meant was any one of the angels sent by God for the
specific purpose of blocking or obstructing human activity." [Elaine
Pagels, "The Origin of Satan," 1995]
Satanic "pertaining to Satan" is first recorded 1667 (in "Paradise
Lost"); meaning "diabolical" is from 1793. Satanism "worship of Satan"
dates from 1896, with ref. to France, where it was said to be active
at that time; Satanist is attested from 1559, applied by their enemies
to Protestant sects.
guild
c.1230, yilde (spelling later infl. by O.N. gildi), a semantic fusion
of O.E. gegyld "guild" and gild, gyld "payment, tribute,
compensation," from P.Gmc. *gelth- "pay" (cf. O.Fris. geld "money,"
O.S. geld "payment, sacrifice, reward," O.H.G. gelt "payment,
tribute"). The connecting sense is of a tribute or payment to join a
protective or trade society. But some see the root in its alternative
sense of "sacrifice," as if in worship, and see the word as meaning a
combination for religious purposes, either Christian or pagan. The
Anglo-Saxon guilds had a strong religious component; they were burial
societies that paid for masses for the souls of deceased members as
well as paying fines in cases of justified crime. The continental
custom of guilds of merchants arrived after the Conquest, with
incorporated societies of merchants in each town or city holding
exclusive rights of doing business there. In many cases they became
the governing body of a town (cf. Guildhall, which came to be the
London city hall). Trade guilds arose 14c., as craftsmen united to
protect their common interest.
religion
c.1200, "state of life bound by monastic vows," also "conduct
indicating a belief in a divine power," from Anglo-Fr. religiun
(11c.), from O.Fr. religion "religious community," from L. religionem
(nom. religio) "respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods,"
in L.L. "monastic life" (5c.); according to Cicero, derived from
relegare "go through again, read again," from re- "again" + legere
"read" (see lecture). However, popular etymology among the later
ancients (and many modern writers) connects it with religare "to bind
fast" (see rely), via notion of "place an obligation on," or "bond
between humans and gods." Another possible origin is religiens
"careful," opposite of negligens. Meaning "particular system of faith"
is recorded from c.1300.
"To hold, therefore, that there is no difference in matters of
religion between forms that are unlike each other, and even contrary
to each other, most clearly leads in the end to the rejection of all
religion in both theory and practice. And this is the same thing as
atheism, however it may differ from it in name." [Pope Leo XIII,
Immortale Dei, 1885]
Modern sense of "recognition of, obedience to, and worship of a
higher, unseen power" is from 1530s. Religious is first recorded early
13c. Transfered sense of "scrupulous, exact" is recorded from 1590s.