Part 185

<hw>A*dore"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p. Adored <tt>(#)</tt>; p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Adoring</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>aouren</ets>, <ets>anouren</ets>, <ets>adoren</ets>, OF. <ets>aorer</ets>, <ets>adorer</ets>, F. <ets>adorer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adorare</ets>; <ets>ad + orare</ets> to speak, pray, <ets>os</ets>, <ets>oris</ets>, mouth. In OE. confused with <ets>honor</ets>, the French prefix <ets>a-</ets> being confused with OE. <ets>a</ets>, <ets>an</ets>, on. See <er>Oral</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as deity or as divine.</def>

<blockquote>Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which he [James <?/.] publicly <b>adored</b>. <i>Smollett.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem and affection; to idolize.</def>

<blockquote>The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and <b>adored</b> Montouth. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>A*dore"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Congealed little drops which do the morn <b>adore</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>A*dore"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of adoring; adoration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

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<hw>A*dor"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who adores; a worshiper; one who admires or loves greatly; an ardent admirer.</def> "An <i>adorer</i> of truth."

<i>Clarendon.</i>

<blockquote>I profess myself her <b>adorer</b>, not her friend. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>A*dor"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With adoration.</def>

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<hw>A*dorn"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Adorned</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Adorning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>aournen</ets>, <ets>anournen</ets>, <ets>adornen</ets>, OF. <ets>aorner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aaornare</ets>; <ets>ad + ornare</ets> to furnish, embellish. See <er>Adore</er>, <er>Ornate</er>.]</ety> <def>To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive.</def>

<blockquote>As a bride <b>adorneth</b> herself with her jewels. <i>Isa. lxi. 10.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks <b>adorned</b> the venerable place. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To deck; decorate; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace; dignify; exalt; honor.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Adorn</er>, <er>Ornament</er>, <er>Decorate</er>, <er>Embellish</er>. We <i>decorate</i> and <i>ornament</i> by putting on some <i>adjunct</i> which is attractive or beautiful, and which serves to heighten the general effect. Thus, a lady's head-dress may be <i>ornament</i> or <i>decorated</i> with flowers or jewelry; a hall may be <i>decorated</i> or <i>ornament</i> with carving or gilding, with wreaths of flowers, or with hangings. <i>Ornament</i> is used in a wider sense than <i>decorate</i>. To <i>embellish</i> is to beautify or ornament richly, not so much by mere additions or details as by modifying the thing itself as a whole. It sometimes means gaudy and artificial decoration. We <i>embellish</i> a book with rich engravings; a style is <i>embellished</i> with rich and beautiful imagery; a shopkeeper <i>embellishes</i> his front window to attract attention. <i>Adorn</i> is sometimes identical with <i>decorate</i>, as when we say, a lady was <i>adorned</i> with jewels. In other cases, it seems to imply something more. Thus, we speak of a gallery of paintings as <i>adorned</i> with the works of some of the great masters, or <i>adorned</i> with noble statuary and columns. Here <i>decorated</i> and <i>ornamented</i> would hardly be appropriate. There is a value in these works of genius beyond mere show and ornament. <i>Adorn</i> may be used of what is purely moral; <as>as, a character <ex>adorned</ex> with every Christian grace</as>. Here neither <i>decorate</i>, nor <i>ornament</i>, nor <i>embellish</i> is proper.</usage>

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<hw>A*dorn"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Adornment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

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<hw>A*dorn"</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Adorned; decorated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

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