noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An act of religious worship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Admiration or esteem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination; an intense love sometimes bordering on veneration or infatuation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Because of Gerald's adoration for Katie, he was blind to her flaws.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Worship of Christ in the Eucharistic host in the Catholic Church, often while exposed in a monstrance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the worship given to God alone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: latria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worship
7
noun
Meaning 7
the act of admiring strongly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: idolization, idolisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: admiration, appreciation
Narrower terms: glorification
8
noun
Meaning 8
a feeling of profound love and admiration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: worship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: love
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French adoration, from Latin adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem (“worship, adoration”), from adōrō (“beseech; adore, worship”), from ad (“to, towards”) + ōrō (“beg”). From adore + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
поклонение
(poklonenie)
— an act of religious worship
Bulgarian:
боготворене
(bogotvorene)
— an act of religious worship
Catalan:
adoració
— an act of religious worship
Esperanto:
adoro
— an act of religious worship
Esperanto:
adorado
— an act of religious worship
French:
adoration
— an act of religious worship
Galician:
adoración
— an act of religious worship
German:
Anbetung
— an act of religious worship
Indonesian:
adorasi
— an act of religious worship
Italian:
adorazione
— an act of religious worship
Latin:
adōrātiō
— an act of religious worship
Manx:
ard-ooashley
— an act of religious worship
Polish:
adoracja
— an act of religious worship
Portuguese:
adoração
— an act of religious worship
Romanian:
adorație
— an act of religious worship
Romanian:
adorare
— an act of religious worship
Russian:
поклоне́ние
(poklonénije)
— an act of religious worship
Sanskrit:
अर्चा
(arcā)
— an act of religious worship
Spanish:
adoración
— an act of religious worship
Ottoman Turkish:
عبادت
(ʼibâdet)
— an act of religious worship
Ukrainian:
поклоні́ння
(poklonínnja)
— an act of religious worship
Bulgarian:
почит
(počit)
— admiration or esteem
Bulgarian:
възхищение
(vǎzhištenie)
— admiration or esteem
Catalan:
adoració
— admiration or esteem
Danish:
hyldning
— admiration or esteem
Esperanto:
adoro
— admiration or esteem
Esperanto:
adorado
— admiration or esteem
French:
adoration
— admiration or esteem
Galician:
adoración
— admiration or esteem
Italian:
adorazione
— admiration or esteem
Japanese:
敬愛
(keiai)
— admiration or esteem
Manx:
ard-ooashley
— admiration or esteem
Norwegian Bokmål:
hyldning
— admiration or esteem
Polish:
adoracja
— admiration or esteem
Portuguese:
adoração
— admiration or esteem
Romanian:
adorație
— admiration or esteem
Romanian:
apreciere
— admiration or esteem
Romanian:
stimă
— admiration or esteem
Russian:
восхище́ние
(vosxiščénije)
— admiration or esteem
Spanish:
adoración
— admiration or esteem
Bulgarian:
обожание
(obožanie)
— the act of adoring
Catalan:
adoració
— the act of adoring
Esperanto:
adoro
— the act of adoring
Esperanto:
adorado
— the act of adoring
French:
adoration
— the act of adoring
Galician:
adoración
— the act of adoring
Greek:
λατρεία
(latreía)
— the act of adoring
Italian:
adorazione
— the act of adoring
Japanese:
敬愛
(keiai)
— the act of adoring
Manx:
ard-ooashley
— the act of adoring
Portuguese:
adoração
— the act of adoring
Romanian:
adorație
— the act of adoring
Romanian:
adorare
— the act of adoring
Russian:
обожа́ние
(obožánije)
— the act of adoring
Spanish:
adoración
— the act of adoring
Ottoman Turkish:
عبادت
(ʼibâdet)
— the act of adoring
Ukrainian:
захо́плення
(zaxóplennja)
— the act of adoring
