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Webster 1913 Edition
Adoration
Adˊo-ra′tion
,Noun.
[L.
adoratio
, fr. adorare
: cf. F. adoration
.] 1.
The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god.
The more immediate objects of popular
adoration
amongst the heathens were deified human beings. Farmer.
2.
Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration; intense regard and love; fervent devotion.
3.
A method of electing a pope by the expression of homage from two thirds of the conclave.
[Pole] might have been chosen on the spot by
adoration
. Froude.
Webster 1828 Edition
Adoration
ADORA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of paying honors to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a God. Adoration consists in external homage, accompanied with the highest reverence. It is used for the act of praying, or preferring requests or thanksgiving, to the Supreme Being.
2.
Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound reverence.Adoration, among the Jews, as performed by bowing, kneeling and prostration. Among the Romans, the devotee, with his head uncovered, applied his right hand to his lips, bowing and turning himself from left to right. The Persians fell on the face, striking the forehead against the earth, and kissing the ground. The adoration paid to the Grecian and Roman emperors, consisted in bowing and kneeling at the feet of the prince, laying hold of his robe, then withdrawing the hand and clapping it to the lips. In modern times, adoration is paid to the pope by kissing his feet, and to princes, by kneeling and kissing the hand. This word was used by the Romans for acclamation or great applause, given to public performer; and the election of a pope is sometimes by adoration, that is, by sudden acclamation without scrutiny.