adulation
excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
Origin of adulation
1Other words from adulation
- ad·u·la·to·ry [aj-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈædʒ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- self-ad·u·la·tion, noun
- self-ad·u·la·to·ry, adjective
- un·ad·u·lat·ing, adjective
- un·ad·u·la·to·ry, adjective
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How to use adulation in a sentence
Temporarily abandoning the prospect of mass adulation and yacht-club wealth, the duo of Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington pursued intimate and personal solo endeavors.
Darkside returns to lay claim to the title of best psychedelic rock band in the world | Jeff Weiss | July 23, 2021 | Washington PostDivorced from technology, the foragers may not be interested in watching the final product, but it’s likely they wouldn’t be phased by such adulation.
‘The Truffle Hunters’ Will Pique Your Appetite and Push You to Dig a Little Deeper | Elissa Suh | March 5, 2021 | EaterThere is an odd disconnect between his indifference and the adulation of her fans or the careful treatment she’s given by a family that’s painfully aware of her mental health.
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry Is a Mostly Fascinating Portrait of an Apocalyptic Teen Pop Star | Judy Berman | February 26, 2021 | TimeThe president has delighted in playing impresario to this drama, reveling in the adulation of the crowds.
A day for ceremony descends into anarchy on Capitol Hill | Dan Balz | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostThe sport that brought him stardom and adulation, not to mention countless millions of dollars, was becoming secondary, almost a nuisance, interfering with a drug habit.
Mike Tyson fought for the first time in 15 years. So much had changed. | Gene Wang | November 29, 2020 | Washington Post
Before NYC Prep, reality TV stars were sources of entertainment, but never objects of envy or adulation.
The Surreal Genius of Bravo’s Rich Kids Docudrama ‘NYC Prep’ | Amy Zimmerman | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPutin seeks similar adulation in Sochi and he must not receive it.
So here Obama is, craving security and adulation, but being denied both.
The audience was not yet done showering Simons with adulation.
Milan Fall Fashion Week 2012: Raf Simons’s Last Collection at Jil Sander | Robin Givhan | February 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLafayette, more interested in his own nationwide tour of adulation, declined.
Washington Was Broke? Why Founding Fathers Were Strapped for Cash | Willard Sterne Randall | February 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is only the servile adulation of later writers that has pictured Bruce as animated by patriotism.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonLifted to the skies for an hour by popular adulation, he has been sunk into obscurity ever since by historic contempt.
He does not seem to have deserved much of the adulation bestowed upon him.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellWhen she came to town for the season she scored a decided success, and all the leading Dailies joined in the chorus of adulation.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsWhat you wanted was someone to satisfy all your vanities—your yearning for devotion, for adulation, for sense of power.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
British Dictionary definitions for adulation
/ (ˌædjʊˈleɪʃən) /
obsequious flattery or praise; extreme admiration
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