GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   adore (ȧdōr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. adored (ȧdōrd); p. pr. & vb. n. adoring (ȧdōrĭng).] [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.
   
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   Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which he [James II.] publicly adored. Smollett.
   
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   2. To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem and affection; to idolize.
   
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   The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Monmouth. Macaulay.
   
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   Adore, v. t. To adorn. [Obs.]
   
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   Congealed little drops which do the morn adore. Spenser.
   
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