adoration
the act of paying honor, as to a divine being; worship.
reverent homage.
fervent and devoted love.
Origin of adoration
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How to use adoration in a sentence
Success and adoration turns anything beloved into a target, and here is a show that received almost unparalleled acclaim, is about to win a truckload of Emmys next month, and, more, did all that with the audacity of being about niceness.
Why Does Everybody Hate ‘Ted Lasso’ All of a Sudden? | Kevin Fallon | August 27, 2021 | The Daily BeastWhile Disney’s streaming service has seen its subscriber base shoot up over the past year-plus, WarnerMedia’s streamer has bested it in terms of original programming and critical adoration.
Future of TV Briefing: The top trends in TV, streaming and digital video so far in 2021 | Tim Peterson | June 30, 2021 | DigidayWe just channeled all that adoration and love for each other into Ross and Rachel.
I can barely have a conversation with someone either in the education space or the behavioral-economics space without someone expressing adoration for you — and not just for your work, but you personally.
The film would win the Academy Award for Best Picture and the adoration of legions of fans while capturing the lonesome bravado and sordid materialism of America in its crass urban decline.
‘Midnight Cowboy’ was a masterpiece made of desperation | James Hirsch | April 2, 2021 | Washington Post
Fatherless and emotionally needy, du Pont was a loner who sought companionship and adoration—usually at great financial cost.
In its sixth season, Modern Family is still worthy of adoration from audiences—just not Emmy voters.
Stop Hating on ‘Modern Family’ (But Also Stop Giving It Emmys) | Jason Lynch | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs fully displayed as primetime would allow, Bieber was expecting audible adoration.
I have a hunch that our collective adoration of OITNB outweighs the love for it, or even awareness of it, among Emmy voters.
Of course, the art world loves them back—but as soon as the mutual adoration is openly expressed, it suddenly feels uncool.
Jay-Z Takes on the Art World With Six-Hour ‘Picasso Baby’ Performance | Isabel Wilkinson | July 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis attitude became one of good-humored subservience and tacit adoration.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHer father first received her to his arms in 1754, and she became the object of his painful and most passionate adoration.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe consciousness of the presence of God, the adoration of his being, became a passion of her soul.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottFrom our earliest infancy he inspired us, not so much with love as with respect and adoration.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAn immense number of pilgrims come here every year to pay their adoration to this divine tooth.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for adoration
/ (ˌædəˈreɪʃən) /
deep love or esteem
the act of worshipping
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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