adoration
English
Etymology
From Middle French adoration, from Latin adōrātiō (“worship, adoration”), from adōrō (“beseech; adore, worship”), from ad (“to, towards”) + ōrō (“beg”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
adoration (plural adorations)
- (countable) An act of religious worship.
- a. 1779, David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
- We incessantly look forward, and endeavour, by prayers, adoration, and sacrifice, to appease those unknown powers, whom we find, by experience, so able to afflict and oppress us.
- a. 1779, David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
- (uncountable) Admiration or esteem.
- 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
- ...if she can create the sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly...she is worthy of all your adoration, worthy of the adoration of the world.
- 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
- (uncountable) The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
- 1887, H. Rider Haggard, Allan Quatermain
- He adored Sorais quite as earnestly as Sir Henry adored Nyleptha, and his adoration had not altogether prospered.
- 1887, H. Rider Haggard, Allan Quatermain
Related terms
- adorational
Translations
an act of religious worship
admiration or esteem
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the act of adoring
French
Etymology
From Latin adōrātiō (“worship, adoration”), from adōrō (“beseech; adore, worship”), from ad (“to, towards”) + ōrō (“beg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /a.dɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /a.dO.Ra.sjO~/
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Audio (file) - Homophone: adorations
- Hyphenation: a‧do‧ra‧tion
Noun
adoration f (plural adorations)