adoration
Americannoun
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the act of paying honor, as to a divine being; worship.
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reverent homage.
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fervent and devoted love.
noun
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deep love or esteem
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the act of worshipping
Etymology
Origin of adoration
1535–45; < Latin adōrātiōn- (stem of adōrātiō ) worship. See adore, -ation
Example Sentences
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Talk about champagne problems: Your highly touted television series, based on very popular source material, premieres to big ratings, fan adoration and a second season renewal.
From Los Angeles Times
“When I said goodbye to this job, to this life of opulence and glitter, images and adoration, the quest to be desired, I was saving my life.”
From Los Angeles Times
The display of adoration and devotion is infectious.
From Salon
"Scoring goals for fun, best centre-forward in the land," are the words that make up City fans' song about her, often chanted in adoration of their number nine.
From BBC
Sitake teared up in his re-signing news conference, noting that his wife called the burst of online adoration a “love bomb.”
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