No she was not. You have elevated her to a god status. She was/is a human being just like you and me. She sinned. She needed a Savior. Just because she was picked out for a special duty (like Moses or John the Baptist or others) does not give her any quality to be worshiped. You use words to confuse your actions but Catholics worship Mary. You have convinced yourselves you do not but in reality you do. By substituting another word for worship does not deny the reality of the situation.
You are confused. It wasn’t by her own power that she was preserved from original sin. (You know what we mean by “original sin”, right?). Are you saying God doesn’t have the power to preserve anyone from original sin? She receives honor higher than the other saints, but lower than the Trinity, as well she should.
“By substituting another word for worship does not deny the reality of the situation.”
Do you believe that when you are commanded to honor your mother and father, you are commanded to worship your mother and father?