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Adore

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To Ado're. v.a. [adoro, Lat.]

  1. To worship with external homage; to pay divine honours.

    The mountain nymphs and Themis they adore,
    And from her oracles relief implore.     Dryden.

  2. It is used, popularly, to denote a high degree of reverence or regard; to reverence; to honor; to love.

    The people appear adoring their prince, and their prince adoring God. Tatler, № 57–

Sources: Dryden, John (788) · Tatler (23)

Attributes: Latin (690) · Verb Active (289)

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