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'''Worship''' is the act of performing reverent activities dedicated to [[God]] (or other [[deity|deities]], depending on the [[religion]]), including [[praise]], [[prayer]], [[devotion]]s, reading from the [[scripture]]s, [[liturgy]], and [[hymn]]s. [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] worship is expressed in the [[Orthodox Mysteries]], [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] worship in the [[Eucharist]], the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]. Their worship of God is never called a church service. A [[church]] service is often referred to as a worship service, or just a service. Worship can be done in a [[basilica]], [[cathedral]] or [[shrine]], in a group setting such as a church service in a church building or outdoor setting, in a small group setting such as a [[family]], or individually. The worship of God includes the necessity of [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy|works of mercy]] toward other persons in need. [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2025:31-46&version=KJV Matthew 25:31-46] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1_john%203:17-18&version=KJV 1 John 3:17-18]. "[[Prayer]] without ceasing" is the worship of continuous love of God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love of your fellow human beings as much as you love yourself. [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2012:28-34&version=KJV Mark 12:28-34] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1_thessalonians%205:12-22&version=KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22]

'''Worship''' in its broadest meaning is to ascribe honor, worth, excellence or authority to someone, whether a sage, a magistrate, ruler, or God, as being worthy of honor, respect, or dignity, even veneration. In the [[Latin]] language the varying degrees of intensity of worshipful respect are expressed as the terms ''dulia, hyperdulia, and latria'', this last, ''latria'', being unconditional ''adoration''. [[Saint Paul]] in his [[Epistle to the Romans]] expressed it this way:{{cquote|Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those that resist will incur judgment.... Pay all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. <br>—Romans 13:1-2, 7 (RSVCE)}}[[Saint Peter]] wrote:{{cquote|Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. For it is God's will that by doing right you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. Live as free men, yet without using your freedom as a pretext for evil; but live as servants of God. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. <br>—1 Peter 2:13-17 (RSVCE).}} God commanded, "Honor your father and your mother" (Exodus 20:12). Paul also wrote, "Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ...let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right" (Ephesians 5:21-22, 33–6:1). In human society, this is the proper worship of honor and respect according to human dignity (''dulia'').

 

In [[religion]] worship is the act of performing reverent activities of adoration (Latin, ''latria'') dedicated to [[God]] (or other [[deity|deities]], depending on the [[religion]]), including [[praise]], [[prayer]], [[devotion]]s, reading from the [[scripture]]s, [[liturgy]], and [[hymn]]s. [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] worship is expressed in the [[Orthodox Mysteries]], [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] worship in the [[Eucharist]], the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]. Their worship of God is never called a church service. A [[church]] service is often referred to as a worship service, or just a service. Worship can be done in a [[basilica]], [[cathedral]] or [[shrine]], in a group setting such as a church service in a church building or outdoor setting, in a small group setting such as a [[family]], or individually. The worship of God includes the necessity of [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy|works of mercy]] toward other persons in need. [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2025:31-46&version=KJV Matthew 25:31-46] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1_john%203:17-18&version=KJV 1 John 3:17-18]. "[[Prayer]] without ceasing" is the worship of continuous love of God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love of your fellow human beings as much as you love yourself. [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2012:28-34&version=KJV Mark 12:28-34] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1_thessalonians%205:12-22&version=KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22]

==Degrees of Worship: Dulia, Hyperdulia, and Latreia==

==Degrees of Worship: Dulia, Hyperdulia, and Latreia==