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adore(dictionary)

adore (iou)



adore verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French adourer (now adorer), earlier ao(u)rer from Latin adorare, from ad AD- + orare speak, pray.]
verb trans. Worship as divine. Now chiefly poet. LME.
Pope Be crown'd as Monarchs, or as Gods adored.
b. verb trans. Roman Catholic Church. Offer reverence to (the Host etc.). L16.
verb trans. Regard with deep respect and affection; colloq. like greatly. LME.
O. Sitwell Her mother, whom plainly she adored. D. Runyon If there is one thing he adores it is spare-ribs.
verb intrans. Offer prayers or entreaties; offer worship. arch. E16.
J. M. Faulkner How the chieftains starlit To Bethlehem came to adore.
adorant adjective (poet.) adoring E19.
adorative adjective (now rare) pertaining to adoration, adoring M17.
adorer noun a worshipper, an ardent admirer E17.
adoringly adverb E19.