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perpetual adoration

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noun

Roman Catholic Church.
  1. uninterrupted adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.


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The statue would have been placed in a temple, so the gods would think Ur-Ningirsu was standing there in perpetual adoration.

From Slate

The one battle none of us offspring could win was the one over “perpetual adoration.”

From Washington Times

The congregation name will remain Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, McKenzie said.

From Washington Times

Goodman also recalled their neighbors at the time behind the house, a convent for members of the Religious of Perpetual Adoration order.

From Washington Post

The bishops also voted to endorse a campaign seeking sainthood for Sister Thea Bowman, a Mississippi-born descendant of slaves who became the first black member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and — in 1989 — the first black woman to address a national meeting of the bishops' conference.

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