worshipful

worshipful
wor·ship·ful
[ˈwɜ:ʃɪpfəl, AM ˈwɜ:r-]
adj esp BRIT (form)
1. (showing reverence) ehrfürchtig
2. inv (in titles)
the W\worshipful Company of Silversmiths die achtbare Zunft der Silberschmiede
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['wɜːSIpfUl]
adj
1) look, gaze verehrend
2) (Brit in titles) sehr verehrt or geehrt
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worshipful adj (adv worshipfully)
1. verehrend, anbetend
2. obs angesehen, (ehr)würdig, achtbar
3. oft Worshipful bes Br Anrede für einen Bürgermeister, eine alteingesessene Firma in der Londoner City etc:
the Worshipful Mayor of Coventry
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adj.
verehrend adj.

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