Worshipfulness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Worshipful \Wor"ship*ful\, a.
     Entitled to worship, reverence, or high respect; claiming
     respect; worthy of honor; -- often used as a term of respect,
     sometimes ironically. "This is worshipful society." --Shak.
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           [She is] so dear and worshipful.         --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Wor"ship*ful*ly}, adv. --
     {Wor"ship*ful*ness}, n.
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