- a worshiping or paying homage, as to a divinity
- great love, devotion, and respect
Origin of adoration
French from Classical Latin adoratio
noun
The definition of adoration is strong admiration or devotion.
The love a husband feels for his wife when they are married is an example of adoration.
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adoration
noun
- The act of worship.
- Profound love or regard.
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Noun
(plural adorations)
- (countable) An act of religious worship.
- (uncountable) Admiration or esteem.
- (uncountable) The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
- adorational
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Sentence Examples
- What if she looked upon him as his mother had his father, with adoration and love?
- His love to God as his Father was a passionate adoration which filled his whole heart.
- Worshipping and Adoration as well of Images as of Reliques.
- The doctrine of transubstantiation was defined by the Lateran Council in 1215, and shortly afterwards the elevation and adoration of the Host were formally enjoined.
- There exist also fine drawings for a "Lamentation over the body of Christ," an "Adoration of the Kings," and a "March to Calvary"; of the last-named composition, besides the beautiful and elaborate pen-and-ink drawing at Florence, three still more highly-wrought versions in green monochrome exist; whether any of them are certainly by the artist's own hand is matter of debate.
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Words near adoration in the dictionary
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