adorantadj.n.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 390 Besechyng his excelse, high, and adorant Maiestie, that he woulde witsafe to graunt him this or that.

1817 in Life of Benjamin Franklin (rev. ed.) 191 His vast mind, habitually adorant of God, and cordially benevolent to man,..enabled him, always, to run duty and delight together.

a1821 J. Keats Hyperion (new ed.) 14 in Misc. Philobiblon Soc. (1856–7) III ‘Shade of Memory!’ Cried I, with act adorant at her feet.

1893 19th Cent. Nov. 842 I..make petition on adorant knee.

1960 Times 8 Nov. 16/3 There are potent religious overtones in the hands of adorant donors by many of the early Flemings.

1994 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 6 Nov. (Arts Suppl.) 12 There are no suits on ‘The Jon Stewart Show’. No adorant woof-woof-woofing. No house band and no unwarranted sucking up to talents.

1623 I. R. tr. A. de Molina Treat. Holy Sacrifice Masse 212 The Diuel..required of his deceaued adorants, and ordayned that they should adore him, and sacrifice vnto him with great variety of externall Reuerences, Rites, and Ceremonyes.

1768 J. Brown Sacred Tropol. 121 Balls, stage-plays, drunken clubs, conventions for idolatry, or will-worship, are the solemn assemblies of his adorants.

1858 Athenæum 25 Sept. 385/3 The votary endeavours to attach a piece of coin perpendicular on the picture... If it slides off..the saint is unpropitious, and the adorant must either retire for a season, or choose the lighter coin.

1928 V. G. Childe Most Anc. East ix. 209 The cross-legged deity between serpent adorants directly anticipates a well-known theme of Indian iconography.

1992 Washington Times (Nexis) 31 Mar. f1 Since the adorants of Babalu assimilated to American customs quickly, they took the city to court.

2006 Ann. Brit. School Athens 101 398 About half of the Eltynian pinakes feature a young horseman facing right—once with an adorant to the horseman's right—while the others feature him facing left.