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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 Apr. 11, 2022

Our Lady of Guadalupe in Hutchinson has had perpetual adoration since 1995.

From Washington Times Apr. 21, 2017

Blick said the priest who founded the church building in 1964 once returned for a visit and said he noticed a different atmosphere, something attributed to perpetual adoration.

From Washington Times Apr. 21, 2017

Sixteen of the diocese’s 90 parishes had perpetual adoration in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available.

From Washington Times Apr. 21, 2017

The permanent entertainment there consisted of a modern version of the "perpetual adoration," and of nothing else, because, to judge by my few experiences, his guests were never offered anything to eat or to drink.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.

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