Etymology

adoration

ad·o·ra·tion
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Today it means: An act of religious worship. Full definition →

Middle French adoration ← Latin adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromadōrātiō, adōrātiōnem“worship, adoration”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromadoration
  3. English todayadoration

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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