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adoring

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Adore \A*dore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adored ; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Adoring}.] [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 deity or as divine.

            Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which
            he [James ?.] publicly adored.        --Smollett.

   2. To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost
      esteem and affection; to idolize.

            The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and
            adored Montouth.                      --Macaulay.

Source : WordNet®

adoring
     adj 1: showing adoration [syn: {worshipful}]
     2: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring
        grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting
        husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a
        fond mother" [syn: {doting}, {fond}]
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