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and in regards to “Anbetung” (worship) the present day meaning and interpretation have the following negative qualities:

deutschEnglish
Anflehungsupplication, the act of pleading/imploring to someone
Erbettelungbegging
Erflehungcraving
Erheischungdemanding
Beschwörungincantation/invocation
Begehrungthe desire for something/someone
Demütigkeithumbleness/submissiveness
Selbstaufgabethe surrendering of one's self/personality
Selbsterniedrigungself-abasement
Ansuchungrequest

Long ago the term “Verehrung” as it is used in the “OM”, had a completely different meaning, namely in the sense of:

deutschEnglish
Ehrerweisunghonour
Anerkennungacknowledgement,recognition,honouring, praising
Hochachtunggreat respect/high esteem
Hochschätzunghigh regard
Würdeerweisungto show dignity