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adoration

ado·ra·tion

UK/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌædɜrˈeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French adoration, from Latin adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem (“worship, adoration”), from adōrō (“beseech; adore, worship”), from ad (“to, towards”) + ōrō (“beg”). From adore + -ation.

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