Definition of adoration
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Examples of adoration in a Sentence
They looked at the baby in adoration.
The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.
Recent Examples of adoration from the Web
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When Obama was president, adoration for the might of the executive grew to remarkable proportions on the Left.
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In response to Twitter's adoration, Torres-Orejuela posted a tutorial video on her Twitter page explaining how to make fidgetiddies.
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In response to Twitter's adoration, Manuela posted a tutorial video on her Twitter page explaining how to make fidgetiddies.
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The face that has witnessed adoration of Presidents across party lines, from Carter to Reagan to the Bushes.
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The ball was but one highlight of the afternoon of adoration on the South Side for Buehrle, a 38th-round draft pick who played 12 of his 16 seasons wearing a White Sox uniform.
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Hanging over their every move, D’Angelo was full of ecstatic, obsessive adoration.
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Episode after episode featured men embodying the worst of the traits that are so commonly attributed to black women on corresponding reality programs — cattiness, dramatics, and underhanded antics for the sake of camera time and Pollard’s adoration.
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The actors playing the boys, especially Lieberher, are pretty spot-on, and Peter's adoration of his older sibling is nicely conveyed.
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First Known Use of adoration
15th century
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: strong feelings of love or admiration
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