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ad·u·la·tion (ăj'ə-lāʹshən)
n.
Excessive flattery or admiration.[Middle English adulacioun, from Old French, from Latin adūlātiō, adūlātiōn-, from adūlātus, past participle of adūlārī, to flatter.]
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adulation — [ adylasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. adulatio ♦ Vieilli Flatterie servile. ⇒ flagornerie. ♢ Louange, admiration excessive. « Un besoin d adulation » (Sarraute) . ● adulation nom féminin (latin adulatio) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Adulation — Ad u*la tion, n. [F. adulation, fr. L. adulatio, fr. adulari, adulatum, to flatter.] Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited. [1913 Webster] Think st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation? Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adulation — ADULATION. s. f. Flatterie làche et basse. Il y a trop d adulation à cela. C est une adulation honteuse … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Adulation — (lat.), Schmeichelei … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Adulation — Adulation, Schmeichelei … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
adulation — I noun admiration for, appreciation, approbation, blandishment, compliment, encomium, eulogy, fawning, flattery, glorification, homage, honor, idolatry, laudation, praise, sycophancy, toadyism II index doxology, honor (outward respect), mention… … Law dictionary
adulation — (n.) late 14c., insincere praise, from O.Fr. adulacion, from L. adulationem (nom. adulatio) a fawning; flattery, cringing courtesy, noun of action from pp. stem of aduliari to flatter, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ulos tail, from PIE *ul … Etymology dictionary
adulation — flattery, *compliment Analogous words: praise, laud (see corresponding verbs at PRAISE): *applause, acclaim: fulsomeness, unctuousness (see corresponding adjectives at FULSOME) Antonyms: abuse Contrasted words: obloquy, vituperation (see ABUSE):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
adulation — [n] overenthusiastic praise applause, audation, blandishment, bootlicking*, commendation, fawning, flattery, sycophancy, worship; concepts 32,69 Ant. abuse, criticism … New thesaurus
adulation — ou flaterie, Adulatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
adulation — ► NOUN ▪ excessive admiration. DERIVATIVES adulate verb adulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from adulari fawn on … English terms dictionary
