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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adore \A*dore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adored ; p. pr & vb n. {Adoring}.] [OE. aouren anouren adoren, OF aorer, adorer, F. adorer, fr L. adorare ad + orare to speak, pray, os oris, mouth. In OE confused with honor, the French prefix a- being confused with OE a, an on See {Oral}.] 1. To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to to honor as deity or as divine. Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which he [James ?.] publicly adored. --Smollett. 2. To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem and affection; to idolize. The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Montouth --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adoring adj 1: showing adoration [syn: {worshipful}] 2: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" [syn: {doting}, {fond}]
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