Adored

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. 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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adored
       adj : regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a
             god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" [syn:
             {idolized}, {idolised}, {worshipped(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "adored":
     admired, appreciated, beloved, cherished, darling, dear,
     dearly beloved, esteemed, favorite, held dear, held in respect,
     highly considered, honored, in high esteem, loved, much-admired,
     pet, popular, precious, prestigious, prized, respected, revered,
     reverenced, treasured, valued, venerated, well-beloved,
     well-considered, well-liked, well-thought-of, worshiped