Looking for a single word for 'blind worship'

Question

Is there a single word for 'blind worship' as in worshiping an actor blindly notwithstanding the bad performance?

Answer 1

If you're looking for noun

Fanatic

A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, esp. for an extreme religious or political cause.

Zealot

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

If you're looking for adjectives

rabid

Having or proceeding from a fanatical belief in something

fanatical

Filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.

Answer 2

When you love someone excessively and blindly you idolise them. This form of love and admiration is called idolisation.

Answer 3

Adoration - The literal meaning is blind worship. As in "they adore money".

Answer 4

Idolatry: Blind or excessive devotion to something.E.g:

Their affection soon increased to almost idolatry.

Blind: Not willing to notice or unwilling to perceive or understand. Usually with "to" E.g:

He is blind to his boyfriend/girlfriend's faults.

Answer 5

You could perform a parasynthesis of the word using the prefix mis-.

misworship

http://cleandictionary.com/#misworship

To worship wrongly

Answer 6

infatuation

wordnetweb: 'a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration.'

Answer 7

My choice is going to be dotage: excessive fondness.