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praise
[ preyz ]
noun
- the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Synonyms: compliment, approbation, applause, plaudit, acclamation
Antonyms: condemnation
- the offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of worship:
a hymn of praise to God.
- the state of being approved or admired:
The king lived in praise for many years.
- Archaic. a ground for praise, or a merit.
praise
/ preɪz /
noun
- the act of expressing commendation, admiration, etc
- the extolling of a deity or the rendering of homage and gratitude to a deity
- the condition of being commended, admired, etc
- archaic.the reason for praise
- sing someone's praisesto commend someone highly
verb
- to express commendation, admiration, etc, for
- to proclaim or describe the glorious attributes of (a deity) with homage and thanksgiving
Derived Forms
- ˈpraiser, noun
Other Words From
- praiseful adjective
- praiseful·ly adverb
- praiseless adjective
- praiser noun
- half-praised adjective
- half-praising adjective
- outpraise verb (used with object) outpraised outpraising
- re·praise verb (used with object) repraised repraising
- self-praise noun
- self-praising adjective
- super·praise noun verb (used with object) superpraised superpraising
- un·praised adjective
- un·praiseful adjective
- un·praising adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of praise1
Idioms and Phrases
- sing someone's praises, to praise someone publicly and enthusiastically:
He is always singing his wife's praises.
More idioms and phrases containing praise
In addition to the idiom beginning with praise , also see damn with faint praise ; sing someone's praises .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His success in Syria drew public praise for GRU officers from Putin in 2016, with Kostyukov seated beside him.
He knows this means treats, pets, and praise, so he responds to the command well, she says.
CEPI’s early principles of “equitable access” drew praise from reformers.
He also had nothing but praise for his ANC commissioner Randy Downs.
Georgia won widespread praise for its reform drive, and these days it ranks seventh in the World Bank’s ease of doing business list.
American lawmakers were quick to praise the military operation.
Special praise goes to Kudrow for the way she broadened the scope of Valerie Cherish in Season 2.
For the last three decades, he has garnered justifiable praise as one of best pianists in jazz.
Disparagement painted over with the brushstrokes of complimentary praise is still disparagement.
Noticeably absent are the multiple award nominations and high praise from critics.
As such it is now presented to the public for whatever meed of praise or censure it is found to deserve.
Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise.
Man's enthusiasm in praise of a fellow mortal, is soon damped by the original sin of his nature—rebellious pride!
One of the first out-goings of admiration towards form is the child's praise of "tiny" things.
The works of God are exceedingly glorious and wonderful: no man is able sufficiently to praise him.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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