worship
Let an agent explain worship as a religious practice across traditions with attribution, relay forms and liturgies, describe theological distinctions such as latria and dulia, and present all traditions respectfully and neutrally.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain worship as a religious practice across traditions with attribution, relay forms and liturgies, describe theological distinctions such as latria and dulia, and present all traditions respectfully and neutrally.
Reverent devotion and ritual honour offered to a deity or sacred being, expressed through prayer, song, sacrifice, offerings, liturgy and personal devotion in traditions worldwide, from Christian liturgies such as the Evangelical Lutheran Worship book and Catholic devotions such as novenas and the veneration known as dulia, to Japanese practices such as kyujo yohai bowing toward the imperial palace, Filipino and other folk rites such as pahutahon simagod, and traditions of making and using amulets; worship is distinguished in theology from veneration of saints and from civil honours.
What it is for: Honouring the divine.
It can be explain the practice; relay forms and liturgies; describe theological distinctions; present traditions neutrally.
Distinguishing features
Directed to the sacred
Ritual and personal forms
Communal and individual
Cross-tradition presence
What it looks like
Not a visible object; services, prayers, offerings and rituals.
How it is recognised
Reverent devotion to the sacred
Liturgical worship, personal devotion, novenas, dulia, kyujo yohai, folk rites, amulet traditions
Veneration honours saints; civil ceremonies honour the state; meditation may not be worship
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is expressed through - in communal settings
is distinguished from - in Christian theology
is studied in - and ritual studies
In practice
Families and kinds
Christian liturgical worship including Lutheran, Catholic, Orthodox and other rites
Catholic devotions such as novenas and the distinction of latria, dulia and hyperdulia
Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist and other worship traditions
Japanese practices such as kyujo yohai
folk and indigenous rites such as pahutahon simagod
devotional objects and amulet traditions
Standards and regulation
Freedom of religion provisions
Liturgical books and rubrics of specific traditions
Heritage protection of ritual traditions
Failure modes and hazards
Disrespectful presentation of any tradition
Presenting theological positions as settled
Confusing worship with veneration or civil ritual
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.worship
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What worship is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is worship, and how do traditions define and distinguish it from veneration and civil honour? definition
- Is the question about worship in general, a specific tradition or a specific rite? boundary
Forms
Forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What forms does worship take, from liturgy and prayer to offerings, novenas and bowing rites such as kyujo yohai? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Traditions Traditions.
Attribution.
Christian
Christian worship.
Christian
Christian.
- How do Christian traditions worship, including Lutheran liturgies and Catholic distinctions of latria and dulia? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
World
Other traditions.
World
World.
- How do Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto and folk traditions such as pahutahon simagod practise worship, in their own terms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Practice Practice and objects.
Sources.
Liturgy
Liturgy and books.
Liturgy
Liturgy.
- What are liturgical books such as Evangelical Lutheran Worship, and how are services structured? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Objects
Devotional objects.
Objects
Objects.
- How are amulets, icons and other objects used in worship, as traditions and scholars describe? provenance
- Which entry fits amulet? action
Context Study and history.
Context.
Study
Scholarship.
Study
Study.
- How do religious studies, anthropology and theology analyse worship? provenance
- Which entry fits ritual studies? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How have forms of worship changed through history and reform movements? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of liturgy? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should liturgy and novena be separate primary entries?
- How should religious studies sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming a hymnal, specific rites and amulet traditions; should they be split off?