[f. ADORE + -ING1.] The giving of worship or reverence, or expressing ardent regard; adoration. (Now mostly gerundial.)
1633. P. Fletcher, Purple Isl., VI. v. 66. Two shepherds most I love with just adoring.
1684. Burnet, trans. More’s Utopia, 183. The contemplating God in his Works, and the adoring him for them.
1820. Keats, St. Agnes, vi. Young virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from their loves receive.
