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perpetual adoration

American  

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

“I don’t want him to someday say, ‘Where were you when I needed you?’” said Pat Dwyer, one of the original volunteers who organized perpetual adoration at the church.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2017

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

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

We can stop, therefore, neither in perpetual adoration of nor perpetual caviling at the past.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin