Adoration

/ədəˈreɪʃən/

nounBeginner📊CommonEmotion
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Definitions

1

a feeling of great respect and love

/ədəˈreɪʃən/

nounneutralBeginner
Emotion

deep love and respect

His adoration for his wife was evident in his eyes.

More Examples

2

The fans expressed their adoration for the singer with loud cheers.

3

The child showed adoration towards her favorite cartoon character.

How It's Used

General

"His adoration for his wife was evident in his eyes."

From Old French adoracion, from Late Latin adoratio, from adorare 'to praise, worship'.

Historically, adoration was used in religious contexts to denote worship or reverence towards gods or goddesses.

Memory tip

Imagine a person deeply in love and full of respect for someone else.

Word Origin

LanguageLatin
Original meaning

"to praise, worship"

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Common misspellings

adoreationadoracianadoracian

Usage

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