Adulation

Word ADULATION
Character 9
Hyphenation ad u la tion
Pronunciations /ˌædjʊˈleɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Adulation"

What do we mean by adulation?

Excessive flattery or admiration. noun

Servile flattery; excessive or unmerited praise; exaggerated compliment. noun

Synonyms Adulation, Flattery, Compliment. These are varieties of praise. Adulation is servile and fulsome, proceeding either from a blind worship or from the hope of advantage. It may not be, but generally is, addressed directly to its object. Flattery is addressed to the person flattered; its object is to gratify vanity, with or without a selfish ulterior object. It is generally praise beyond justice. Compliment is milder, and may be expressive of the truth; it may be sincere and designed to encourage or to express respect and esteem. We may speak of a compliment, but not of an adulation or a flattery. Adulation of the conqueror; gross or delicate flattery of those in power; the language of compliment. In conduct, the correspondent to adulation is obsequiousness. noun

Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited. noun

Flattery; fulsome praise. noun

Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise noun

Flattery; fulsome praise.

Extreme admiration. Urban Dictionary

Clapping before the performance is done. Urban Dictionary

One of the great reasons that Jesus isn't going to barge in any time soon and destroy the world. Due largely to the success regarding the saturation of Christianity (and affiliated ideas)in human belief and every day life. Whether acknowledged or not. Big clue: Jesus cannot worship himself. Thus cannot be re-born into this world currently. Talk amongst yourselves! Urban Dictionary

A phenomenon endemic to militant Trump supporters that causes them to lose all sense of reason, critical thinking, and rational discussion especially with those who do not worship Trump. Urban Dictionary

When you've bragged to your friends about something before it's official. Urban Dictionary

Excessive praise or admiration. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Adulation

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The word "adulation" in example sentences

Liberals have their own celebrities, and I think sometimes their adulation is a little much. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The adulation is similar to the one that was extended to Griffin. (and many before) We'll only be able to judge after a few years of his tenure (if approved). ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The adulation is similar to the one that was extended to Griffin." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ignacio particularly loved to imitate exactly the way María Elena walked, turning one foot inward, in adulation rather than any sort of mockery. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Fortunately the adulation is only a few layers deep. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I wonder what will happen when the feel-good adulation is dissolved by reality and the dumbed-down true believers awaken to the painful fact that nothing will change? ❋ Unknown (2008)

It won't affect KT, who's just surrounded by love and adulation from the great unwashed anyway, but it would definitely take some of the spice out of the more inane threads by the lesser bloggers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He raised those tattooed arms in adulation of his God, stood from his pew with his head upturned so that tears flowed down his checks and onto his wrinkled neck. ❋ Andrew Beckner (2007)

I can understand why public displays of emotion in adulation of Jesus might be off-putting or even uncomfortable to some people these days -- and maybe even threatening. ❋ Andrew Beckner (2007)

Moreover, he has learned that being a callous, insensitive bully has gotten him a loyal audience and enormous adulation from a public that likes raw, obnoxious ranting from their political commentators. ❋ Unknown (2003)

It ended in adulation, from a city named for brotherly love but known for torment of its opponents. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Gay actors, in contrast, tend to place a much higher value on adulation from a live audience. ❋ Steve Sailer (2002)

Everyone who hasn’t taken to branding “O’s” to their head in adulation has been saying it. bperk says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

If media and young people adulation is the best they can come up after months of digging I say Obama is still better than 85 % of the politicians we’ve elected. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Few young actors had received greater adulation than did [Marlon Brando] after his performance in [wordA] [Streetcar] Named Desire/word. ❋ LarstaiT (2003)

It was so embarrassing when all you could hear was the [soloist's] [aria] and John's premature adulation in the [auditorium]. ❋ Gryfin (2011)

The [self adulation] paradox really gets the ecclesiastic control freaks [in a snit]. It is possible to: "WWJD" It isn't at all possible to: "I am the fucking [second coming of Christ], do as I command" (For reasons beyond such psychological mutation being nothing more than "Caa-rack Nigga" reasoning). ❋ Nefarious Aflatus (2008)

Those [Trump supporters] shouted me down when I tried to point out one of Trump's lies. They're suffering from serious Trump [Adulation] Disorder ([TAD]). ❋ Wright Ryder (2020)

I suffered an [acute] case of premature adulation when I told my friends I [submitted] a word [to Urban] Dictionary...then was rejected. ❋ MJAlbus (2014)

"They were [getting] [intense] adulation by the [minute]." ❋ Penut_sandwish (2023)

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