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adulation
/ˌæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
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What does adulation mean?
noun
- Flattery; fulsome praise.
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Orators and writers allude to it with a respect and adulation that never fell to the share of Louis XIV.
To see a well-fed ox, signifies that you will become a leading person in your community, and receive much adulation from women.
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Edison himself was in universal request and the subject of much adulation, but altogether too busy and modest to be spoiled by it.
He was of opinion that the adulation paid to mere money was one of the greatest dangers with which modern society was threatened.
The successful artist of whatever sort--painter, musician, actress--has usually been quite spoiled for domesticity by the reward of money and adulation given her.