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Definition of Adoring
1. Adjective. Showing adoration.
2. Adjective. Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent. "Hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
Definition of Adoring
1. Verb. (present participle of adore) ¹
2. Adjective. Showing adoration or admiration. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adoring
1. adore [v] - See also: adore
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adoring
Literary usage of Adoring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The pilgrim's progress by John Bunyan, James Solas Dodd (1795)
"The intrusion of such thoughts should excite us to greater earnestness in prayer,
pious meditations, or adoring praises; for this, above all other things, ..."
2. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Thomas Benfield Harbottle (1904)
"Its tenets are monotheistic, rejecting the numerous gods of the Hindu Pantheon,
and adoring Brahma as the supreme deity. Its adherents ignore all caste ..."
3. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor by Jeremy Taylor, Charles Page Eden, Reginald Heber, Alexander Taylor (1850)
"0 dwell with me for ever, and let me dwell with Thee, adoring and praising the
eternal glories of God, the Father, Son, and holy Ghost. Amen. ..."
4. Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War by Judith White Brockenbrough] [McGuire (1868)
"as a people, we should bow down in adoring thankfulness to that gracious God who
has been our bulwark and defence, and to offer unto Him ..."
5. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1891)
"Unfortunately the ejaculations, which were written on scrolls issuing from the
adoring figures, are too much perished to admit of even a conjectural reading ..."
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