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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Adulation \Ad`u*la"tion\, n. [F. adulation, fr. L. adulatio, fr.
adulari, adulatum, to flatter.]
Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is
merited.
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Think'st thou the fiery fever will go out
With titles blown from adulation? --Shak.
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Syn: Sycophancy; cringing; fawning; obsequiousness;
blandishment.

Usage: {Adulation}, {Flattery}, {Compliment}. Men deal in
compliments from a desire to please; they use flattery
either from undue admiration, or a wish to gratify
vanity; they practice adulation from sordid motives,
and with a mingled spirit of falsehood and hypocrisy.
Compliment may be a sincere expression of due respect
and esteem, or it may be unmeaning; flattery is apt to
become gross; adulation is always servile, and usually
fulsome.
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