adoration
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3.4
- noun
- /ˌæd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
- Her name still lingers with adoration in my mind.
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Watch on YouTubeI developed a love and adoration, if you will, for HSN.
- I developed a love and adoration, if you will, for HSN.
- They'll give you more attention, more appreciation, more adoration, and there'll be this spark.
- Now, I will say that joy and fulfillment are the punchline of life, not money, not success, not adoration.
- So we don't actually know what love is or want love because we're chasing it through these other forms of cheap adoration or cheap affection.
- I looked at them with absolute adoration.
- It weaves back and forth between sane and psychotic, as if a borderline person would projecting either adoration or total disgust.
- Validation, admiration, adoration, even how things look.
- Like that, that kind of adoration.
Examples
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But if you're paying attention, you will feel his adoration by the third date, or sooner.
Blog text (9) -
So honest but so filled with a sense of compassion and adoration for this wonderful country.
Blog text (26) -
But I got to tell you huge, huge love, adoration and respect for you.
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Everything I have said or done has been to prove my adoration for you.
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His eyes were filled with adoration for the young, dark girl.
Fiction book (1990) -
And when he walks into a room in his uniform, people give him so much respect and adoration and they thank him for his service.
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She'd seen his face, the shock and adoration in his eyes.
Fiction book (2001) -
For this, they gained the respect and often adoration of their listeners.
Academic text (2004) -
I've never read a portrayal of deep adoration that moved me like this one does.
Blog text (17) -
In her diary, Christa talks about her adoration and her love for her baby, Ava.
Synonyms
276
1.4
A gentle warm feeling for a person, animal, or thing
103
1.8
A feeling of respect and approval for someone or something
87
3.3
A strong feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
54
3.3
Respect and admiration for someone or something
41
6.3
A deep feeling of respect and awe for someone or something
39
2.8
A strong warm liking for a person or thing
30
4.2
A feeling of deep love and respect for a person or god
10
8.4
A strong feeling of romantic love
1
4.9
Warm, kind feelings for a person or place
1
9.9
A strong liking for a person or thing
1
7.2
A strong, loving loyalty and care for someone or something
A strong feeling of love or great liking for people and things such as art and music
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Etymology
Adoration comes from the common verb adore, which traces back to the Latin parts ad- 'to' and orare 'to pray or speak'. Think of it as 'speaking to' someone with strong feeling, so adoration means deep love or admiration.