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So what does "worship" mean?
1.) treat somebody or something as deity: to treat somebody or something as divine and show respect by engaging in acts of prayer and devotion
2.) take part in religious service
3.) love somebody deeply: to love, admire, or respect somebody or something greatly and perhaps excessively or unquestioningly
The first one is probably the closest definition that pertains to our discussion. While the third may be similar to what you were trying to say, it is used more in a context of a hyperbole (in literature) or simply an exaggeration in a conversation. For example: "He worshiped the ground she walked on."
One and three aren't all that different, at least from a Christian point of view.
In you own word, how does one "treat someone or something as deity"?
Jesus defined it as Loving God with all your heart, all your mind and all your spirit.
Read Jesus' words in Luke 10:25 "How to inherit eternal life". No worship, only love.
I think the definition sums that up: "engaging in acts of prayer and devotion," but also in praising him during and out of a religious service (which somewhat relates to devotion). Not to mention doing all of this in an unquestioning and loyal way.