单词 | adoring |
释义 | adoringn. The action or an act of worshipping or venerating God or a god, an idol, etc., or of feeling or expressing deep affection or respect; deep regard, adoration, love. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > [noun] worthingeOE bigengOE worshipOE knowledgingc1225 praising?c1225 holinessc1275 servicec1275 servingc1275 shrifta1300 anourc1330 worshippinga1333 devotion1340 blessing1382 the calves of our lipsc1384 gloryc1384 magnifyingc1384 worshipfulnessc1390 adoringc1405 divine service1415 adorationc1443 reverencingc1443 praise1447 culture1483 common servicea1500 venerationa1530 thanksgiving1533 cult1613 cultus1617 doxology1649 glorifying1748 feasting1840 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §682 He [sc. Adam] was holden to wirche as in heriynge and adowrynge of god. 1551 S. Gardiner Explic. Catholique Fayth f. 46 This auctor,..could not but se that adoryng of the Sacrament signifieth the presence of the body of Christ to be adored. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 46 God Mars the Regent of that soyle crabbed adoring. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island vi. v. 66 Two shepherds most I love with just adoring. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. v. 212 Idolatry, is Image Worshiping, or the adoring of any Creature above the Creator. 1738 Universal Hist. III. ii. ii. 378 Anaxarchus proposed the adoring of Alexander in a set oration. 1820 J. Keats Eve of St. Agnes in Lamia & Other Poems 86 Young virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from their loves receive. 1894 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 15 Jan. 4/4 It begins to look as though even these blind worshipers [sic] would be going elsewhere with their adorings. 1902 W. Blaydes tr. A. Daudet Nabob ix. 147 The despair of a believer reduced to the adoring of images alone. 1934 J. B. Cabell Special Delivery vii. 178 Common-sense does not urge me to believe that with quite all these indicated adorings you can regard a gray wordmonger whom you have never seen. 2001 G. Waldman tr. J. de la Fontaine Compl. Tales in Verse 23 The only time we're safe from his adoring Is when he's gone to sleep and started snoring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). adoringadj. That worships or venerates someone or something; (now more usually) that feels or expresses deep affection, love, or admiration. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [adjective] > lovingly adoring1597 adorative1637 adoratory1660 adorant1817 1597 T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon Paraphr. xi. sig. Ov Pulld downe their vaine-adoring chronicles. a1649 R. Crashaw Carmen Deo Nostro (1652) 6 It comes, Among The Conduct of Adoring spirits. 1687 A. Behn Luckey Chance i. i. 6 Rise Cloris, charming Maid arise! And baffle breaking Day, Show the adoring World thy Eyes Are more surprizing Gay. 1746 J. Hervey Medit. among Tombs 43 What suitable Returns of inflamed and adoring Devotion can we make to the Holy One of God? 1827 J. Keble Christian Year I. l. 200 Teach the adoring heart to fall. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. viii. 205 Not one of those bland, adoring, and gently tearful women. 1903 Times 14 Dec. 9/5 I think it must be delightful to be followed by this dance of adoring and convinced newspapers. 1957 Glasgow Herald 25 Nov. 5/2 Disunity..is a slap in the face of Christ, delivered by those who claim to be His adoring worshippers. 2001 Jet 4 June 59/1 When he walks out on stage, his legions of adoring fans can hardly control themselves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1405adj.1597 |
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