adoration

[ad-uh-rey-shuh n]

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noun

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

reverent homage.

fervent and devoted love.

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Origin of adoration

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

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Fatherless and emotionally needy, du Pont was a loner who sought companionship and adoration—usually at great financial cost.
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In its sixth season, Modern Family is still worthy of adoration from audiences—just not Emmy voters.
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And her dad apparently will never satisfy his thirst for adoration, whether from the world at large or from himself.
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Paul Ryan, meanwhile, has remained steadfast in his adoration of Atlas Shrugged.
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Their adoration is expressed as hyperbolically as it is earnestly.
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Touches of mortal passion sometimes appear in the adoration of men for the Blessed Virgin.
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Rather lift passion to adoration, and use it, full-powered, upon that which unfolds forever for your worship.
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Which would have shown that she was not always a nun breathless with adoration during religious exercises.
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No generous emotion, no human impulse I had ever experienced, but came with adoration and rich gifts with which to exalt her.
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He adored his Basque land, Ramuntcho,—and this morning was one of the times when this adoration penetrated him more profoundly.
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British Dictionary definitions for adoration

adoration

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deep love or esteem

the act of worshipping

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Word Origin and History for adoration

adoration

1540s, from Middle French adoration, from Latin adorationem (nominative adoratio) "worship, adoration," noun of action from past participle stem of adorare; see adore, the original sense of which is preserved in this word.

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