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Religious worship may be performed individually, in informally organized groups, or as part of an organized service with a designated leader (as in a Church , Synagogue , Temple , or Mosque ). In its older sense in the English Language of ''worthiness'' or ''respect'', ''worship'' may sometimes refer to actions directed at members of higher social classes (such as Lord s or Monarch s) or to particularly esteemed persons (such as a Lover ). Typical acts of worship include:
Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy distinguish between ''worship'' (Latin ''adoratio'', Greek ''latreia'', '' which is due to God alone (see '' Latria ''), and '' Veneration '' (Latin ''veneratio'', Greek ''douleia'' ''[δουλεια ''), which may be lawfully offered to the Saints . The external acts of veneration resemble those of worship, but differ in their object and intent. Protestant Christians question whether such a distinction is always maintained in actual devotional practice, especially at the level of Folk Religion . Orthodox Judaism and orthodox Sunni Islam hold that for all practical purposes veneration should be considered the same as prayer; Orthodox Judaism (arguably with the exception of some Chasidic practices), orthodox Sunni Islam, and most kinds of Protestantism forbid veneration of saints or Angels , classifying these actions as akin to Idolatry . SEE ALSO Objects of worship
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