Plural of adorant; multiple figures in heraldic or artistic representation shown in attitudes of worship or prayer.
From Latin 'adorantes' (those worshipping), the plural form. This is a specialized plural preserved from Latin, used in art historical and heraldic contexts.
Medieval artists loved painting and carving 'adorantes'—figures in prayer—because they could show spiritual states visually, allowing people who couldn't read to 'read' piety, devotion, and moral character written in stone and paint.
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