adoration

[ad-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of paying honor, as to a divine being; worship.

2. reverent homage.

3. fervent and devoted love.

adoration

/ ˌædəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. deep love or esteem

2. the act of worshipping

Word History and Origins

Origin of adoration¹

1535–45; < Latin adōrātiōn- (stem of adōrātiō ) worship. See adore, -ation

Example Sentences

For a dramatically stripped-bare version of Paparazzi, she's on crutches, snarling at photographers, but soaking up the public's adoration until it frees her to walk unaided.

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The decision pays off in the film’s third act, when Matthew is exonerated in the court of the public and receives the adoration he’s been trying to leech from Oliver.

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With any tour that features more than one headliner, it's difficult to determine the audience split, but the London fans greeted both performers with the same adoration.

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The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.

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This experience was one that singularly shaped a newfound adoration for all things chilled.

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Related Words

• admiration 
• devotion 
• esteem 
• reverence 
• veneration