Being beholden to beliefs is common to all people. But worship, to show reverence and adoration (for a deity), implies something entirely different than belief

Being beholden to beliefs is common to all people. But worship, to show reverence and adoration (for a deity), implies something entirely different than belief. Worship implies faith (ie belief in the absence of evidence). That difference is not just semantics, it's a fundamental distinction. Christians believe you require faith in Christ to be a Christian. Atheists and Christians believe in stop signs, neither worship them.