Adorata

This name derives from the Latin “ădōrāre > ădōrātŭs.” The meaning of the name is the same as the word “adoration” (to adore), and it comes from the adoration of the Magi of the infant Jesus. Adoration in the Catholic Church takes several forms. One is the pure adoration of God Himself. Adoration also takes the form of Eucharistic adoration. In classical Rome, adoration was primarily an act of homage or worship, which, among the Romans, was performed by raising the hand to the mouth, kissing it, and then waving it in the direction of the adored object. In Eastern countries, adoration has been performed in an attitude still more humble. The Persian method, introduced by Cyrus the Great, was to kiss the knee and fall on the face at the prince’s feet, striking the earth with the forehead and kissing the ground.