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adulation
[ aj-uh-ley-shuhn ]
noun
- excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
adulation
/ ˌæʊˈɪʃə /
noun
- obsequious flattery or praise; extreme admiration
Other Word Forms
- ···ٴ· [aj, -, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- -u·tDz noun
- -u··ٴr adjective
- ܲ·u·iԲ adjective
- ܲ·u··ٴr adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of adulation1
Example Sentences
Such was the passion, the joy and the adulation shown to midfielder Declan Rice and his free kicks, you would be forgiven for thinking Arsenal was homegrown.
Judeline will no doubt provoke cries of adulation and ecstasy in the crowd at Coachella — and eventually, in cities across the Western Hemisphere.
Since then, it has only been adulation for Salah, who now gets the chance to write new chapters in his legendary Liverpool story.
Pushback on social media suggests some IJGBs are all front - they may lap up the returning hero adulation but in fact lack financial clout.
But anyone who isn't a megalomaniac knows that that sort of adulation is a distant illusion.
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