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adore
[ uh-dawr, uh-dohr ]
verb (used with object)
- to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
Synonyms: venerate, revere, reverence, idolize
Antonyms: abhor
- to pay divine honor to; worship:
to adore God.
- to like or admire very much:
I simply adore the way your hair is done!
verb (used without object)
- to worship.
adore
/ əˈdɔː /
verb
- tr to love intensely or deeply
- to worship (a god) with religious rites
- informal.tr to like very much
I adore chocolate
Derived Forms
- aˈdoringly, adverb
- aˈdoring, adjective
- aˈdorer, noun
Other Words From
- a·dorer noun
- a·doring·ly adverb
- una·dored adjective
- una·doring adjective
- una·doring·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adore1
Example Sentences
Nutrition nannies scorn hot dogs, but there are plenty of happy eaters who adore them.
Well, in any case, Tina and moi are now close personal friends and we adore each other.
To stick around any longer—as much as I adore Rust and Marty and the whole Carcosa mystery—would have broken the spell.
Community, as much as so many people adore it, has had such a complicated run.
For example, I adore the girl groups of the early 1960s: The Cookies, The Ronettes, The Shangri La's, and so on.
She shook her head, looking kindly at the boy, who had quickly learnt to adore her, as had all the Nubians in the villa.
And Himself, whose being and attributes are all infinite, they are created and preserved to praise and adore.
But if any man shall not fall down and adore, he shall the same hour be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
And that if any man shall not fall down and adore, he should be cast into a furnace of burning fire.
Considering the uncertainty in which we are left by both text and commentary, the best we can do is to adore without disputing.
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