adoration

noun

ad·​o·​ra·​tion ˌa-də-ˈrā-shən 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

In the first act, a love potion instantly transforms contempt into adoration. —Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026

Coupled with adoration is an entitlement people feel to her, an element antithetical to her swag. —Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026

Bad Bunny’s adoration for Chile is hardly new. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026

And yet the 1934 World Cup in Italy was turned into a spectacle of adoration for the Fascist dictator Mussolini. —Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026

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

Rhymes for adoration

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation