adulation
noun/ˌædjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌædʒəˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- great praise, especially when it is greater than necessary
- The band enjoy the adulation of their fans wherever they go.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin adulatio(n)-, from adulari ‘fawn on’.Definitions on the go
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