Approbation vs Adulation - What's the difference?
approbation | adulation |
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition
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* 1871 , , Descent of Man , ch. 3:
(material dates from 1913) Flattery; fulsome praise.
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As nouns the difference between approbation and adulation
is that approbation is the act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition while adulation is flattery; fulsome praise.approbation
English
Noun
(en noun)- Many...joined in a loud hum of approbation .
- The silent approbation of one's own breast.
- [A]nimals not only love, but have desire to be loved. . . . They love approbation or praise.
Usage notes
* Approbation and approval have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but approbation is stronger and more positive. We may be anxious for the approbation of our friends; but we should be still more anxious for the approval of our own consciences.'' ''He who is desirous to obtain universal approbation will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass.'' ''The work has been examined by several excellent judges, who have expressed their unqualified approval of its plan and execution.(material dates from 1913)
Synonyms
* (act of approving) approval, approve, concurrence, consent, liking, sanction * See alsoAntonyms
* (act of approving) disapprobationSee also
* ("approbation" on Wikipedia)External links
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English
Noun
(en noun)- 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; [...]