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Narrator: Today's word is worshiper — a noun, pronounced WUR-ship-uh, IPA /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp.ə/.
Narrator: A worshiper is a person who worships — one who shows reverence and adoration, especially to a god or sacred thing.
Narrator: This single-p spelling, worshiper, is the standard American form. British English usually doubles the p — worshipper.
Narrator: The root word, worship, comes from the Old English weorthscipe — worth plus the suffix -ship — literally the state of worthiness.
Narrator: So at heart, a worshiper is one who declares something supremely worthy of honour.
Narrator: Figuratively, it can describe deep admiration too — a worshiper of art, a worshiper of the sun.
Narrator: The register is neutral to formal, common in religion, history, and descriptive writing.
Narrator: Close synonyms include devotee and follower, but worshiper stresses reverent adoration.
Narrator: Worshiper — one who finds something worthy, and bows to it.
Speaker A: The temple filled with worshipers at dawn — hundreds gathered quietly for the morning prayers.
Speaker B: A lovely image. A worshiper is simply one who worships — though notice you've spelt it the American way, one p.
Speaker A: Ah, so worshiper with one p is American?
Speaker B: Exactly. American English keeps a single p — worshiper. In Britain we usually double it — worshipper. Same word, two spellings.
Speaker A: And it works beyond religion too — he's a real worshiper of jazz.
Speaker B: Perfect. A worshiper of jazz, a sun worshiper on the beach. It stretches to mean a devoted admirer.
Speaker A: What's the difference between a worshiper and a devotee?
Speaker B: A devotee is devoted and enthusiastic — a devotee of opera. A worshiper adds reverence, almost adoration. A worshiper bows; a devotee follows keenly.
Speaker A: So worshiper carries more awe.
Speaker B: That's it. Just pick your spelling and stay consistent — one p for American, two for British.
Speaker B: Let's look at how worshiper works in AI prompts. As a user type it's useful for community apps and admirer-style features.
Speaker A: Worshiper as a role or user category — fans and devotees in a system?
Speaker B: Exactly. First prompt — a fan app:
Prompt: Build a fan app where each worshiper can follow an artist. Let a worshiper save favourites, get new-release alerts, and show how many worshipers follow each artist on their profile.
Speaker B: Worshiper names the devoted-fan role clearly — the AI builds following and admiration around it.
Speaker A: The fan role is clear. What about a community?
Speaker B: Here:
Prompt: Build a community page for a temple. Let each worshiper register, see service times, and RSVP to events, and show a count of worshipers attending each service.
Speaker A: Worshiper sign-ups — practical. For a database?
Speaker B: Try this:
Prompt: Design a worshiper table with name, contact, and joined date, linked to an events table by worshiper ID. Index the link so attendance per worshiper is quick to find.
Speaker A: Worshiper records — tidy. For a leaderboard?
Speaker B: Like this:
Prompt: Build a top-fans board ranking each worshiper by activity. Score every worshiper on visits and shares, and highlight the most active worshiper at the top each month.
Speaker A: Worshiper leaderboard — engaging. And for analytics?
Speaker B: Here:
Prompt: Build a report on worshiper growth. Chart how many worshipers joined each month, and flag the month with the biggest rise in new worshipers.
Speaker A: Worshiper growth — clear.
Speaker B: One word for a devoted follower. Use worshiper in a prompt for fan and community features.
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