adulation
noun
[ adjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• excessive admiration or praise.
• "he found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans"
Similar:
hero-worship,
worship,
admiration,
admiring,
high regard,
respect,
lionization,
lionizing,
idolization,
idolizing,
veneration,
awe,
devotion,
adoration,
exaltation,
honour,
homage,
glorification,
glory,
praise,
praising,
commendation,
flattery,
applause,
blandishments,
compliments,
tributes,
accolades,
plaudits,
eulogies,
pats on the back,
laudation,
eulogiums,
magnification,
magnifying,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin adulatio(n)-, from adulari ‘fawn on’.
