A*dore" , v. t. To adorn. [Obs.]
Congealed little drops which do the morn
adore.
Spenser.
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.
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