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adulation

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ad·u·la·tion  (j-lshn)
n.
Excessive flattery or admiration.
[Middle English adulacioun, from Old French, from Latin adlti, adltin-, from adltus, past participle of adlr, to flatter.]
adulation
Noun
uncritical admiration [Latin adulari to flatter]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.adulation - servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
flattery - excessive or insincere praise
adulation
noun extravagant flattery, worship, fawning, sycophancy, fulsome praise, blandishment, bootlicking (informal) servile flattery << OPPOSITE ridicule
Translations
Spanish adulation [ædjuˈleɪʃən] n → adulación f
German adulation [ædjuˈleɪʃən] n → Verherrlichung f
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This is one instance of that adulation which we bestow on our own minds, and this almost universally.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
For Russian historians, strange and terrible to say, Napoleon- that most insignificant tool of history who never anywhere, even in exile, showed human dignity- Napoleon is the object of adulation and enthusiasm; he is grand.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
It is still possible to discuss his place in art, and the adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors; but one thing can never be doubtful, and that is that he had genius.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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