"adoration" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adoration.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-adoration.wav Forms: adorations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|adoration}} Middle French adoration, {{uder|en|la|adōrātiō|adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem|worship, adoration}} Latin adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem (“worship, adoration”), {{suffix|en|adore|ation}} adore + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} adoration (countable and uncountable, plural adorations)
  1. (countable, religion) An act of religious worship. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Religion Translations (an act of religious worship): adoració [feminine] (Catalan), adoro (Esperanto), adorado (Esperanto), adoration [feminine] (French), adoración [feminine] (Galician), Anbetung [feminine] (German), adorasi (Indonesian), adorazione [feminine] (Italian), adōrātiō [feminine] (Latin), ard-ooashley [masculine] (Manx), adoracja [feminine] (Polish), adoração [feminine] (Portuguese), adorație [feminine] (Romanian), adorare [feminine] (Romanian), поклоне́ние (poklonénije) [neuter] (Russian), अर्चा (arcā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), adoración [feminine] (Spanish), поклоні́ння (poklonínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-adoration-en-noun-en:worship Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'an act of religious worship': 89 2 5 0 4
  2. (uncountable) Admiration or esteem. Tags: uncountable Translations (admiration or esteem): adoració [feminine] (Catalan), hyldning [common-gender] (Danish), adoro (Esperanto), adorado (Esperanto), adoration [feminine] (French), adoración [feminine] (Galician), adorazione [feminine] (Italian), 敬愛 (keiai) (Japanese), ard-ooashley [masculine] (Manx), hyldning [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), adoracja [feminine] (Polish), adoração [feminine] (Portuguese), adorație [feminine] (Romanian), apreciere [feminine] (Romanian), stimă [feminine] (Romanian), восхище́ние (vosxiščénije) [neuter] (Russian), adoración [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adoration-en-noun-wiBMK1jq Disambiguation of 'admiration or esteem': 2 91 1 2 4
  3. (uncountable) The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination. Tags: uncountable Translations (the act of adoring): adoració [feminine] (Catalan), adoro (Esperanto), adorado (Esperanto), adoration [feminine] (French), adoración [feminine] (Galician), λατρεία (latreía) [feminine] (Greek), adorazione [feminine] (Italian), 敬愛 (keiai) (Japanese), ard-ooashley [masculine] (Manx), adoração [feminine] (Portuguese), adorație [feminine] (Romanian), adorare [feminine] (Romanian), обожа́ние (obožánije) [neuter] (Russian), adoración [feminine] (Spanish), захо́плення (zaxóplennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), за́хват (záxvat) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-adoration-en-noun-en:act Disambiguation of 'the act of adoring': 8 2 84 1 4
  4. (historical) The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV). Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-adoration-en-noun-Rhs6lGmo
  5. (Christianity) Worship of Christ in the Eucharistic host in the Catholic Church, often while exposed in a monstrance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-adoration-en-noun-P7uc1KrE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 12 4 28 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 3 16 7 20 54 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 14 6 20 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 12 8 18 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 8 5 19 62 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 6 4 21 65 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 8 7 20 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 1 6 5 18 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 10 5 17 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 12 8 15 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 2 9 8 18 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 11 7 15 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 12 7 21 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 2 9 8 18 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 11 5 14 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 11 5 14 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 10 5 13 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 2 8 7 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 2 9 8 18 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 2 10 9 18 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 12 6 20 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 2 9 8 18 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 11 5 14 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 3 10 7 15 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 11 5 15 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 2 8 7 19 64 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coadoration, overadoration Related terms: adorational

Inflected forms

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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "adorazione"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "sense": "an act of religious worship",
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          "ref": "1891, Oscar Wilde, “Chapter 5”, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London, New York, N.Y., Melbourne, Vic.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC:",
          "text": "[…] 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.",
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        "(uncountable) Admiration or esteem."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "2 91 1 2 4",
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "word": "adoro"
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          "_dis1": "2 91 1 2 4",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "word": "adorado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 91 1 2 4",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adoration"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "word": "敬愛"
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "ro",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "apreciere"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "stimă"
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          "roman": "vosxiščénije",
          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
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          "word": "восхище́ние"
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          "sense": "admiration or esteem",
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          "ref": "1887, H[enry] Rider Haggard, chapter XVI, in Allan Quatermain:",
          "text": "He adored Sorais quite as earnestly as Sir Henry adored Nyleptha, and his adoration had not altogether prospered.",
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        "The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination."
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adoració"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "word": "adoro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "word": "adorado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adoration"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adoración"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "latreía",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "λατρεία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adorazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keiai",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "word": "敬愛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ard-ooashley"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adoração"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adorație"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adorare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obožánije",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "обожа́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adoración"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaxóplennja",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "захо́плення"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 2 84 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "záxvat",
          "sense": "the act of adoring",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "за́хват"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV)."
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV)."
      ],
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        "countable",
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        "uncountable"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoration"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoración"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "latreía",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λατρεία"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adorazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keiai",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "word": "敬愛"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ard-ooashley"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoração"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adorație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obožánije",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обожа́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoración"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxóplennja",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "захо́плення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "záxvat",
      "sense": "the act of adoring",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "за́хват"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adoration"
}

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