adulation
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ad·u·la·tion
noun \ˌa-jə-ˈlā-shən, -dyə, -də-\Definition of ADULATION
: excessive or slavish admiration or flattery
— ad·u·late \ˈa-jə-ˌlāt, -dyə-, -də-\ transitive verb
— ad·u·la·tor \-ˌlā-tər\ noun
— ad·u·la·to·ry \-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective
See Examples of ADULATION
- The rugby player enjoyed the adulation of his fans.
- a writer who inspires adulation in her readers
Origin of ADULATION
Middle English adulacion, from Old French, from Latin adulation-, adulatio, from adulari to fawn on (of dogs), flatter
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to ADULATION
- Synonyms
- worship, deification, hero worship, idolatry, idolization, worshipping (also worshiping)
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