Adulation meaning

ăjə-lāshən
The definition of adulation is intense adoration.

An example of adulation may be a couple who is very much in love.

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Excessive flattery or admiration.
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Origin of adulation

  • Middle English adulacioun from Old French from Latin adūlātiō adūlātiōn- from adūlātus past participle of adūlārī to flatter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French adulation, from Latin adulātio (“flattery").

    From Wiktionary

Adulation Sentence Examples

  • She expressed disdain at the adulation the industry gives to beauty over talent.

  • Your strong desire for public adulation can become the single driving force in your life.

  • The conspiracy of Cadoudal and Pichegru, after Bonapartes refusal to give place to Louis XVIII., and the political execution of the duc dEnghien, provoked an outburst of adulation, of which Bonaparte took advantage to put the crowning touch to his ambitious dream.

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