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Originally Posted by Father Maurice Lester
...we Catholics venerate The Blessed Virgin Mary we do not worship her...
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wor·ship [wur-ship] Show IPA noun, verb, wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or ( especially British ) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.verb (used with object)
6. to render religious reverence and homage to.
7. to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing). from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/worship
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As soon as you add the "religious" angle, it's worship, end of. No "it's a matter of semantics" argument necessary, or even possible.