ˌadəˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin adoration-, adoratio, from adoratus (past participle of adorare ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or state of adoring or of being adored
2. : the object or recipient of the act of adoring
she was his life, his adoration
3.
a. : worship given to God alone : latria — distinguished from veneration
b. : hyperdulia
c. : dulia
4. : a method of electing a pope by the obeisance to a candidate of two thirds of the cardinals in conclave