What is "hero worship"

Hero \He"ro\, n.; pl. Heroes. [F. h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. ?.]

1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.

2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person.

   Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody.
   --Emerson.

3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and [AE]neas in the [AE]neid.

   The shining quality of an epic hero.
   --Dryden.

   Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. [1913 Webster] 1

   Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind.
   --Carlyle.

Worship \Wor"ship\, n. [OE. worshipe, wur[eth]scipe, AS. weor[eth]scipe; weor[eth] worth + -scipe -ship. See Worth, a., and -ship.]

1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. [Obs.]
   --Shak.

   A man of worship and honour.
   --Chaucer.

   Elfin, born of noble state, And muckle worship in his native land.
   --Spenser.

2. Honor; respect; civil deference. [Obs.]

   Of which great worth and worship may be won.
   --Spenser.

   Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
   --Luke xiv. 10.

3. Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station.

   My father desires your worships' company.
   --Shak.

4. The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence, paid to God, or a being viewed as God. ``God with idols in their worship joined.''
   --Milton.

   The worship of God is an eminent part of religion, and prayer is a chief part of religious worship.
   --Tillotson.

5. Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration.

   'T is your inky brows, your black silk hair, Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream, That can my spirits to your worship.
   --Shak.

6. An object of worship.

   In attitude and aspect formed to be At once the artist's worship and despair.
   --Longfellow.

   Devil worship, Fire worship, Hero worship, etc. See under Devil, Fire, Hero, etc.

n. Extravagant admiration for great people, likened to the ancient worship of heroes.

n. admiration for great men (or their memory)

"Hero Worship" is the 111th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is the 11th episode of the fifth season, directed by series' castmember Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard). Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died during the filming of this episode.

Hero worship is defined as the foolish or excessive adulation for an individual. In Wikipedia, you may be searching for:

• Hero Worship (Sandra Bernhard album), a 2003 album released by Sandra Brnhard
• Hero Worship (Hal Crook album), Hal Crook's fifth album as a leader
• "Hero Worship" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), a 1992 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• "Hero Worship," a song by The B-52's which is included on their debut album, The B-52's
• Hero cult in ancient Greece
• Apotheosis, raising a person to the level of a deity
• Cult of personality, a political weapon used mainly in dictatorships

Hero Worship was Hal Crook's fifth album as a leader, and the second album he released for RAM Records.

This album was Crook's first recording using the 5-voice digital harmonizer, which connected to a microphone attached to his trombone's bell. The harmonizer generate up to 5 additional "voices" at preset intervals, which allowed Crook to play chordal lines using an otherwise multiphonic instrument. The early-generation harmonizer did not distinguish between major and minor intervals, which created a distinctive effect.

Hero Worship is a 2003 album released by singer/comedian/actress Sandra Bernhard. The album is a live recording of her one-woman show by the same name; it combines comedic monologues and musical performances. It was primarily sold at her live shows until it was made available on her official website.

In the performance Bernhard does what she is best known for: she rips apart celebrity culture while commenting on events of the time. Among the topics she addresses: the program Britney Spears, Angie Harmon, terrorism and animal rights.

The first pressing of the CD was made on CD-Rs and sold at shows. It looks identical to consequent pressings but has pink text instead of yellow.