noun🔗ShareAn act of religious worship."The devout student offered adoration to the statue of Saint Jude, hoping for success in her exams. "religiontheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAdmiration or esteem."The little girl looked at her mother with pure adoration. "emotionattitudevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination."The puppy looked at its owner with pure adoration, wagging its tail excitedly. "emotionattitudehumanmindsoulreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV)."While now forbidden, the sudden adoration of a particular cardinal by the assembled clergy – a spontaneous, unanimous declaration – was once a valid, though rare, method for electing a pope. "religionritualtheologygovernmenthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading