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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
adore \adore"\ .ad=or", v. t. imp. p. p. adored
.ad=ord"; p. pr. vb. n. adoring
.ad=or"i^ng. 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 a deity or as divine.
1913 webster
bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which
he james ii. publicly adored. --smollett.
1913 webster
2. to love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost
esteem and affection; to idolize.
1913 webster
the great mass of the population abhorred popery and
adored monmouth. --macaulay.
1913 webster
see also:
adored adoring oral
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
adored
adj : regarded with deep or rapturous love especially as if for a
god; "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" syn:
idolized, idolised, worshippeda
see also:
idolized idolised worshippeda
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
32 moby thesaurus words for "adored":
admired, appreciated, beloved, cherished, darling, dear,
dearly beloved, esteemed, favorite, held dear, held in respect,
highly considered, honored, in high esteem, loved, much-admired,
pet, popular, precious, prestigious, prized, respected, revered,
reverenced, treasured, valued, venerated, well-beloved,
well-considered, well-liked, well-thought-of, worshiped
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