adoration

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a feeling of profound love and admiration
  2. noun the act of admiring strongly
  3. noun the worship given to God alone

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adoration, from Latin adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem (“worship, adoration”), from adōrō (“beseech; adore, worship”), from ad (“to, towards”) + ōrō (“beg”). From adore + -ation.

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Synonyms

worship

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