adoration
English
/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) An act of religious worship.
- (uncountable) Admiration or esteem.
- (uncountable) The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
- (historical) The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV).
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French adoration suffix from English adore.
Origin
English
adore