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Definition of Adore
1. Verb. Love intensely. "Sam and Sue adore the movie "; "He just adored his wife"
Generic synonyms: Love
Derivative terms: Adorable, Adorer
Definition of Adore
1. v. t. To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as deity or as divine.
2. v. t. To adorn.
Definition of Adore
1. Verb. To worship. ¹
2. Verb. To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection. ¹
3. Verb. To be fond of. ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete) To adorn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adore
1. to love deeply [v ADORED, ADORING, ADORES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adore
Literary usage of Adore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"but because the honour shown to them is referred to the prototypes which they
represent, so that by kissing, uncovering to, kneeling before images we adore ..."
2. Hymnal: According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the by Episcopal Church (1877)
"/CHRISTIANS, awake, salute the happy morn, ^"* Whereon the Saviour of mankind
was born ; Rise to adore the mystery of love, Which hosts of angels chanted ..."
3. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"... And beauty smile auspicious in each face; To ease their pains exert your milder
power, So shall you guiltless reign, and all mankind adore. ..."
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