adore (To worship or honor as a deity or as divine)

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• adore — transitive verb (adored; adoring) Etymology: Middle English adouren, from Anglo French aurer, adourer, from Latin adorare, from ad + orare to speak, pray more at oration Date: 14th century 1. to worship or honor as a deity or as divine 2. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• adore — a*dore ([.a]*d[=o]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {adored} ([.a]*d[=o]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {adoring} ([.a]*d[=o]r [i^]ng).] [OE. aouren, anouren, adoren, OF. aorer, adorer, F. adorer, fr. L. adorare; ad + orare to speak, pray, os, oris, mouth. In OE.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• worship — worshiper, n. worshipingly, adv. /werr ship/, n., v., worshiped, worshiping or (esp. Brit.) worshipped, worshipping. n. 1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. 2. formal or ceremonious… …   Universalium

• adored — adore a*dore ([.a]*d[=o]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {adored} ([.a]*d[=o]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {adoring} ([.a]*d[=o]r [i^]ng).] [OE. aouren, anouren, adoren, OF. aorer, adorer, F. adorer, fr. L. adorare; ad + orare to speak, pray, os, oris, mouth. In …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adoring — adore a*dore ([.a]*d[=o]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {adored} ([.a]*d[=o]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {adoring} ([.a]*d[=o]r [i^]ng).] [OE. aouren, anouren, adoren, OF. aorer, adorer, F. adorer, fr. L. adorare; ad + orare to speak, pray, os, oris, mouth. In …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• revere — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. venerate, honor, respect, esteem, admire; worship. See love, piety. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reverence, venerate, worship, respect, adore, idolize, exalt, glorify, honor, admire, esteem, worship the …   English dictionary for students

• Idolatry in Christianity — An idol is a material object, representing a deity, to which religious worship is directed. [Geoffrey W. Bromiley International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982), vol. 2 p 794.] In… …   Wikipedia

• revere — revere, reverence, venerate, worship, adore can all mean to regard with profound respect and honor. All imply a recognition of the exalted character of what is so respected and honored, but they can differ in regard to their objects and to the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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