adoratory

noun

ador·​a·​to·​ry

ə-ˈdȯr-ə-ˌtȯr-ē

plural -es

: a place of adoration

a pagan adoratory

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin adoratorium, from Latin adoratus + -orium

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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