\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.

      [She is] so dear and worshipful.         --Chaucer.
-- {Wor"ship*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wor"ship*ful*ness}, n.