adoration
noun
ad·o·ra·tion
ˌa-də-ˈrā-shən 
Examples of adoration in a Sentence
They looked at the baby in adoration.
The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.
Recent Examples on the Web
The dictator’s adoration of all things European inspired Mexico’s elite to import organs into their homes.
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Before long Dolphins owner Stephen Ross makes obvious his adoration for and interest in Deshaun Watson before losing him to the Cleveland Browns to mercifully end the awkwardness that caused Tua.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
This adoration has grown in part out of efforts to bring the military out of its post-Vietnam malaise.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2021
She is known as a tough boss with a quick temper who can inspire in her staff fear and adoration at the same time.
—Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Before long Dolphins owner Stephen Ross makes obvious his adoration for and interest in Deshaun Watson before losing him to the Cleveland Browns to mercifully end the awkwardness that caused Tua.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
This adoration has grown in part out of efforts to bring the military out of its post-Vietnam malaise.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2021
She is known as a tough boss with a quick temper who can inspire in her staff fear and adoration at the same time.
—Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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“Adoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoration. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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