Dictionary entry

Worshipful

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

so dear and worshipful. Chaucer.

— Wor″ship‐ful‐ly, adv. — Wor″ship‐ful‐ness, n.