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adulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | flattery |
Examples of adulation
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Prance, Brian Lam, in adulation of this 4000 word pean to free Nokia cellphones.
From the techcrunch.com
It always takes for them to die before we shower them with praise and adulation.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
So many celebrities become depressed after recognising that adulation is hollow.
From the guardian.co.uk
At school, children were taught to sing songs of adulation about Hafez al-Assad.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For some, it is raw adulation for his ability to cross disciplines effortlessly.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In Pitts'view, Carter's hair change was too dramatic, suggesting self-adulation.
From the time.com
His adulation was only surpassed by those of Andrei Kirilenko and Heydar Aliyev.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Despite the adulation of the volleyball team, it remains the preserve of women.
From the time.com
Because they think he is not worthy of the adulation he gets, and I wholly agree.
From the movies.uk.msn.com
- Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
- (adulate) flatter in an obsequious manner
- (adulator) flatterer: a person who uses flattery
- (adulatory) obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering interest"
- Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject.
- Flattery; fulsome praise
- (adulate) To flatter effusively
- (adulator) One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery, one who adulates
- (adulatory) In the manner of adulation; overly flattering
