Quoting%20commentary for Sanhedrin 122:22

ואמר אביי מנא אמינא לה דתניא כהן משיח בעבודת כוכבים רבי אומר בשגגת מעשה וחכמים אומרים בהעלם דבר

Raba, however, explains it thus: 'like Haman, but not altogether so. <font>[To bow down to one] 'like Haman'</font> [is forbidden], <font>since he set himself up as a divinity;</font> 'but not altogether so,' for <font>Haman was worshipped through fear</font>, whilst the prohibition of this verse applies only to a voluntary action.

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