Adoration

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feminine noun (religion / psychology / stylistics)

Definition

The act of adoring and its result; the supreme manifestation of religious worship owed exclusively to the divinity, characterized by deep piety and absolute submission. In a secular or psychological context, the term denotes a state of passionate love, boundless admiration, or profound and idealized attachment toward a person or symbol.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Adoration
  • Worship

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun with regular plural and genitive inflectional variations.
Formation Noun of action derived from the verb 'adora' using the productive suffix '-re'.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.do.ˈra.re]
Source Encyclopedia of Liturgical Systems and Emotional Psychology Traditions

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Capela este deschisă zi și noapte pentru credincioșii care doresc un moment de adorare în fața altarului.

EN: The chapel is open day and night for believers who wish for a moment of adoration before the altar.

RO: Scrisorile poetului reflectă o adorare aproape mistică față de muza care i-a inspirat ultimele opere.

EN: The poet's letters reflect an almost mystical adoration toward the muse who inspired his latest works.

RO: Antropologul a analizat ritualurile de adorare a soarelui practicate de triburile antice.

EN: The anthropologist analyzed the sun worship rituals practiced by ancient tribes.

Idioms & Phrases

Adorare euharistică / Eucharistic adoration

RO: Practică liturgică creștină constând în rugăciunea solemnă făcută în fața Sfântului Sacrament expus pe altar.

EN: A Christian liturgical practice consisting of solemn prayer made before the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the altar.

Obiect de adorare / Object of adoration / focus of worship

RO: Persoană, entitate sau artefact sacru care concentrează întreaga atenție, iubire sau venerație a unei comunități.

EN: A person, entity, or sacred artifact that concentrates the entire attention, love, or veneration of a community.

Adorare oarbă / Blind adoration / fanatical devotion

RO: Atașament exagerat și lipsit de simț critic față de un lider, o celebritate sau o doctrină dogmatică.

EN: An exaggerated attachment devoid of critical sense toward a leader, a celebrity, or a dogmatic doctrine.

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