adoration

noun

ad·​o·​ra·​tion ˌa-də-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce adoration (audio)
Synonyms of adorationnext
: the act of adoring : the state of being adored

Examples of adoration in a Sentence

They looked at the baby in adoration. The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.
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Yet she’s viewed, like everything else in the movie, with an adoration that is nearly transcendental. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026 There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2026 The Fever’s home faithful will welcome Clark’s return from injury with a rumbling adoration. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 May 2026 His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun? Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for adoration

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin adōrātiōn-, adōrātiō, from adōrāre "to venerate, adore" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adoration was in the 15th century

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“Adoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoration. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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