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adoration

Definitions of adoration
  1. noun
    the worship given to God alone
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    vénération
    the activity of worshipping
  2. noun
    a feeling of profound love and admiration
    synonyms: vénération
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    type of:
    amour
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
  3. noun
    the act of admiring strongly
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    types:
    exaltation
    the act of glorifying (as in worship)
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    appréciation
    a favorable judgment
  4. noun
    religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
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    type of:
    vénération
    the activity of worshipping
  5. noun
    the act of glorifying (as in worship)
    synonyms: exaltation
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    type of:
    culte de la personnalité, idolâtrie, vénération
    the act of admiring strongly
  6. noun
    the activity of worshipping
    synonyms: vénération
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    types:
    déification
    the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
    prière, supplication
    the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
    culte de la personnalité, déification, exaltation, idolâtrie, vénération
    the act of worshiping blindly and to excess
    déification, idolâtrie, vénération
    the worship given to God alone
    idolâtrie, vénération
    the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
    déification, idolâtrie, vénération
    religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
    bénédiction, consécration, sacrement
    the act of praying for divine protection
    type of:
    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
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