Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Worshipful \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.