From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhero worshipˈhero ˌworship noun [uncountable] ADMIREgreat admiration for someone who is thought to be very brave, good, skilful etc – often used to show disapproval → idolatry —hero-worship verb [transitive]
Examples from the Corpus
hero worship• And it wasn't all hero worship.• He had a tendency toward hero worship and often gushed embarrassingly in correspondence with his heroes. 