adoration

/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

noun

  1. An act of religious worship.

  2. Admiration or esteem.

  3. The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.

  4. The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV).

Antonyms: disdain

Similar Words

ado /əˈduː/ adobe /əˈdəʊ.bi/ adobes adobo adobos adolescence /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/ adopt /əˈdɒpt/ adopted /əˈdɒptɪd/ adopter adopters