praise
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
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.
to express approval or admiration of; commend; extol.
to offer grateful homage to (God or a deity), as in words or song.
Idioms about praise
sing someone's praises, to praise someone publicly and enthusiastically: He is always singing his wife's praises.
Origin of praise
1synonym study For praise
Other words for praise
Opposites for praise
Other words from praise
- praiseful, adjective
- praise·ful·ly, adverb
- praiseless, adjective
- praiser, noun
- half-praised, adjective
- half-praising, adjective
- outpraise, verb (used with object), out·praised, out·prais·ing.
- re·praise, verb (used with object), re·praised, re·prais·ing.
- self-praise, noun
- self-praising, adjective
- su·per·praise, noun, verb (used with object), su·per·praised, su·per·prais·ing.
- un·praised, adjective
- un·praise·ful, adjective
- un·prais·ing, adjective
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How to use praise in a sentence
Today, as president, he constantly praises Fidel and Raúl in his speeches and frequently travels to the island.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers | Catalina Lobo-Guererro | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVincent praises this effort in particular as “a prime example of being leaders on campus.”
Olson praises Boies as “better at cross-examination than any trial lawyer I have ever seen.”
Despite being shot in the head twice, a young boy credits his faith in God for keeping him alive and able to sing his praises.
His tweet linked to a Breitbart piece titled “Matthew McConaughey Praises God in Acceptance Speech, Hollywood Crowd Grows Quiet.”
Poets and dramatists sung its praises, while others wrote of its wonderful medicinal qualities.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.To get rid of our lamentations, the captain launched out in praises of the charming little town, and had us conveyed to land.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferDoubtless he had felt it incumbent on himself to sing my praises, for he had always been blind to my faults.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe first cultivators of the vine, history praises as benefactors of mankind and propagators of civilization.
The Art of Drinking | Georg Gottfried GervinusThey don't know when to stop talking about it, they really annoy one with extravagant praises of them.
British Dictionary definitions for praise
/ (preɪz) /
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 praises to commend someone highly
to express commendation, admiration, etc, for
to proclaim or describe the glorious attributes of (a deity) with homage and thanksgiving
Origin of praise
1Derived forms of praise
- praiser, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with praise
In addition to the idiom beginning with praise
- praise to the skies
also see:
- damn with faint praise
- sing someone's praises
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