He loved the adulation and admiration of his fans and the media. Amidst all the adulation and applause, he slowly loses his own identity. Honours were showered on him and he met with adulation wherever he went. He had a youthful infatuation with Beethoven, which went to the extent of heroic adulation. Public adulation and unwavering media attention, he receives it all. Reports at this time likened the intensity of the fans' adulation to a religious fervour. Obsessed with adulation, Trujillo promoted an extravagant cult of personality. In the midst of all the praise and adulation, the movement promised to keep on. Joan's unhappiness worsens as adulation is heaped on Joseph. As their popularity spread, a frenzied adulation of the group took hold. Biographer Dae-Sook Suh notes&colon; The magnitude of adulation often borders on fanaticism. He gained worldwide renown and the adulation of Italians. Wherever they went, the group was greeted by scenes of fan adulation reminiscent of Beatlemania. Lindbergh received unprecedented adulation after his historic flight. Ruth was the first baseball star to be the subject of overwhelming public adulation.