Crush
Crush noun - A strong but often short-lived liking for another person.
Hero worship and crush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hero worship" instead a noun "Crush".
Hero worship
Hero worship noun - Excessive admiration of or devotion to a person.
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Synonyms for Hero worship
Crush and hero worship are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crush" instead a noun phrase "Hero worship".
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Not to mention Shingo's hero worship of him can be very easily interpreted as a man-crush, and Kyo's Foe Yay with Iori is freaking legendary.
Source: Even the Guys Want Him -
Ambiguously Bi: Kevin is considered because he constantly ran from Jessie's advances on him and apparently had a crush on The Incredibly Amazing Man that was bordering between hero worship and a romance as Kevin made a proposal similar to that of wedding proposal that he be Amazing Man's sidekick.
Source: Western Animation / Supernoobs - Eventually, Hannah develops a crush on Cas—seemingly at least partially from her undeniable case of hero worship—but was turned down and later returned to Heaven to give her vessel back her life.
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