adoration
/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun
Middle School
1
An act of religious worship.
2
Admiration or esteem.
3
The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
4
The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV).
5
Worship of Christ in the Eucharistic host in the Catholic Church, often while exposed in a monstrance.
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Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing