A-dōre'1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. ADORED; p. pr. & vb. n. ADORING.] [Lat. adorare, to speak to, pray, adore, from ad and orare, to speak, pray, from os, gen. oris, the mouth; Fr. adorer, Pr. & Sp. adorar, It. adorare.]
Sense 1. To worship with profound reverence; to address with exalted thoughts, by prayer and thanksgiving; to pay divine honors to; to honor as a god, or as divine.
He [James II.] was met at the castle gate by a procession of popish bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which he publicly adored. Smollett.
Sense 2. To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem, affection, and respect. “The people appear adoring their prince.” Tatler.