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adulation

/ˌæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/

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What does adulation mean?

noun

  1. Flattery; fulsome praise.

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/ˌæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/

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Orators and writers allude to it with a respect and adulation that never fell to the share of Louis XIV.
Gustave Le BonThe crowd : $b A study of the popular mindProject Gutenberg ebook #445
To see a well-fed ox, signifies that you will become a leading person in your community, and receive much adulation from women.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
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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.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
He was of opinion that the adulation paid to mere money was one of the greatest dangers with which modern society was threatened.
Samuel SmilesThe Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer With an Introductory History of Roads and Travelling in Great BritainProject Gutenberg ebook #939
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.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575