Adoration

"Adorableness" redirects here. For the TV series, see Adorableness (TV series).
For other uses, see Adoration (disambiguation).
Adoration, 1913, by William Strang

Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration, and love for a certain person, place, or thing.[1] The term comes from the Latin adōrātiō, meaning "to give homage or worship to someone or something".

  1. ^ Egri, Lajos. The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. p. 49