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[ ad-uh-rey-shuhn ] / ˌæd əˈreɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adoration ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of paying honor, as to a divine being; worship. reverent homage. fervent and devoted love. Origin of adoration1535–45; <Latin adōrātiōn- (stem of adōrātiō) worship. See adore, -ation Words nearby adorationadoptive, adoptive immunity, adoptive immunotherapy, adorable, adoral, adoration, adorbs, adore, adorn, adornment, adorno Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adorationWhile the subjective ranking is more art than science, the list is an indicator of who and what is soaking up readers’ attention and adoration. Tech titans have fallen out of favor in the Time 100|Nicolás Rivero|September 24, 2020|Quartz Fatherless and emotionally needy, du Pont was a loner who sought companionship and adoration—usually at great financial cost. Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST In its sixth season, Modern Family is still worthy of adoration from audiences—just not Emmy voters. Stop Hating on ‘Modern Family’ (But Also Stop Giving It Emmys)|Jason Lynch|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST And her dad apparently will never satisfy his thirst for adoration, whether from the world at large or from himself. Rasheda Ali Fights Her Father’s Disease|Lloyd Grove|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Paul Ryan, meanwhile, has remained steadfast in his adoration of Atlas Shrugged. The Search for Serious Literary Fiction for Republicans|James McGirk|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Their adoration is expressed as hyperbolically as it is earnestly. ‘Sherlock’ Star Benedict Cumberbatch’s Polarizing ‘Cumberbitches’|Kevin Fallon|October 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST Touches of mortal passion sometimes appear in the adoration of men for the Blessed Virgin. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor Rather lift passion to adoration, and use it, full-powered, upon that which unfolds forever for your worship. The Hive|Will Levington Comfort Which would have shown that she was not always a nun breathless with adoration during religious exercises. Somehow Good|William de Morgan No generous emotion, no human impulse I had ever experienced, but came with adoration and rich gifts with which to exalt her. In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions He adored his Basque land, Ramuntcho,—and this morning was one of the times when this adoration penetrated him more profoundly.
British Dictionary definitions for adoration
noundeep love or esteem the act of worshipping Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adorationadmiration, veneration, reverence, devotion, esteem, shine, attachment, hankering, weakness, yen, idolization, honor, crush, passion, infatuation, exaltation, ardor, idolatry, estimation, worship |