What does adoration mean?
Definitions for adoration
ˌæd əˈreɪ ʃənado·ra·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
worship, adorationnoun
a feeling of profound love and admiration
adoration, idolization, idolisationnoun
the act of admiring strongly
adoration, latrianoun
the worship given to God alone
Wiktionary
adorationnoun
An act of religious worship.
adorationnoun
Admiration or esteem.
adorationnoun
The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
Etymology: From adoration, from adoratio, from adoro, from ad + oro.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Adorationnoun
Etymology: adoratio, Lat.
Solemn and serviceable worship we name, for distinction sake, whatsoever belongeth to the church, or publick society, of God, by way of external adoration. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 4.
It is possible to suppose, that those who believe a supreme excellent Being, may yet give him no external adoration at all. Edward Stillingfleet, Defence of Discourses on Rom. Idolatry.
O ceremony, shew me but thy worth:
What is thy toll, O adoration!
Art thou nought else but place, degree, and form,
Creating awe and fear in other men?
Wherein thou art less happy, being fear’d,
Than they in fearing.
What drink’st thou oft, instead of homage sweet,
But poison’d flattery? William Shakespeare, Henry V.
Wikipedia
Adoration
Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration, or love in a certain person, place, or thing. The term comes from the Latin adōrātiō, meaning "to give homage or worship to someone or something".
Webster Dictionary
Adorationnoun
the act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
Adorationnoun
homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration; intense regard and love; fervent devotion
Adorationnoun
a method of electing a pope by the expression of homage from two thirds of the conclave
Etymology: [L. adoratio, fr. adorare: cf. F. adoration.]
Wikidata
Adoration
Adoration is to respect; reverence; strong admiration or devotion. The term comes from the Latin adōrātiō, meaning "to give homage or worship to someone or something."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adoration in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of adoration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of adoration in a Sentence
The adoration of his heart had been to her only as the perfume of a wild flower, which she had carelessly crushed with her foot in passing.
A feast of dedication; yet he calls it a feast to Jehovah; for as brutish as they were, they did not design to terminate their adoration in the image; but they made it for a representation of the true God...yet this did not excuse them from gross idolatry.”
The defendant's fraudulent scheme made her a billionaire. The scheme brought her fame, it brought her honor, and it brought her adoration, she had become, as she sought, one of the most celebrated CEOs in Silicon Valley and the world, but under the facade of Theranos' success, there were significant problems brewing.
We had mutual adoration toward each other, i always had this sense that I was part of the family.
Halyna was the love of my life, and our loss of her has devastated our family's dreams.We feel the silence of her being forever gone as a suffocating stillness in our home, our love and adoration for her grows as we tell her story, and we hope her work can inspire filmmakers and storytellers around the world. We thank the many generous supporters who have been so thoughtful in our time of loss.
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- عبادةArabic
- AnbetungGerman
- λατρείαGreek
- adoradoEsperanto
- adoraciónSpanish
- adorationFrench
- ard-ooashleyManx
- pemujaanIndonesian
- adorazioneItalian
- הערצהHebrew
- 礼拝Japanese
- ಆರಾಧನೆKannada
- 동경Korean
- sacris institútisLatin
- hyldningNorwegian
- adoraçãoPortuguese
- adorare, stimă, apreciere, adorațieRomanian
- восхищение, поклонение, обожаниеRussian
- سجاوٹUrdu
- 崇拜Chinese
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