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But for Sheen, a man whose addictions have always included work and adulation, the idea of being lonesome -- unadored, unwritten about, untelevised, getting less attention than Ashton Frickin' Kutcher -- is likely unthinkable.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2011

"The true idolater of your beauties shall never pass their deities unadored: I rest your poor knight."

From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben

He thereupon began to reflect, saying unto himself, 'What is that deity, hitherto unadored by men, who may be favourably disposed towards me without delay?'

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

O Child of Nations, giant-limbed,   Who stand'st among the nations now Unheeded, unadored, unhymned,   With unanointed brow,— How long the ignoble sloth, how long   The trust in greatness not thine own?

From In Divers Tones by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

To God above we dedicate our song; To leave Him unadored, we never dare; For He is present in each busy throng, In every solemn gathering He is there.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)