What does praise mean?
Definitions for praise
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Princeton's WordNet
praise, congratulations, kudos, extolmentnoun
an expression of approval and commendation
"he always appreciated praise for his work"
praiseverb
offering words of homage as an act of worship
"they sang a hymn of praise to God"
praiseverb
express approval of
"The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
Wiktionary
praisenoun
commendation; favorable representation in words.
Etymology: From praisen, from praisier, from pretiare from pretium "price, worth, reward". See prize. Replaced native loven (from lofian, compare and lof), herien (from herian), rosen (from hrosa).
praisenoun
worship.
Etymology: From praisen, from praisier, from pretiare from pretium "price, worth, reward". See prize. Replaced native loven (from lofian, compare and lof), herien (from herian), rosen (from hrosa).
praiseverb
To give praise to.
Etymology: From praisen, from praisier, from pretiare from pretium "price, worth, reward". See prize. Replaced native loven (from lofian, compare and lof), herien (from herian), rosen (from hrosa).
Webster Dictionary
Praise
to commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts
Praise
to extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to; to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the Divine Being
Praise
to value; to appraise
Praise
commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation
Praise
especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise
Praise
the object, ground, or reason of praise
Freebase
Praise
Praise is the act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately. Praise is typically, but not exclusively, earned relative to achievement and accomplishment. Praise is often contrasted with criticism, where the latter is held to mean exclusively negative statements made about something, although this is not technically correct.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Praise
prāz, n. the expression of the honour or value in which any person or thing is held: commendation on account of excellence or beauty: tribute of gratitude: a glorifying, as of God in worship: reason or ground of praise.—v.t. to express estimation of: to commend: to honour: to glorify, as in worship.—n. Prais′er, one who praises.—adv. Praise′worthily.—n. Praise′worthiness.—adj. Praise′worthy, worthy of praise: commendable. [O. Fr. preis (Fr. prix)—L. pretium, price.]
Editors Contribution
praise
An expression of positive approval.
We love to praise the children to encourage and motivate them, it works, we as adults like to be praised.
Submitted by MaryC on July 28, 2020
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'praise' in Nouns Frequency: #2553
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'praise' in Verbs Frequency: #850
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Persia
aspire
paries
spirea
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of praise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of praise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of praise in a Sentence
It took our nation to a very low level -- moral standing wise, in essence what the President was saying is if you lavish praise on me and spend a lot of money with our country, we will turn our head as it relates to you killing journalists and doing other things.
I just have volumes of praise for all these people who started working on our show without this expectation that the show would turn into this thing.
A person should think several times before he says/shares anything on social media because people just scroll to read/see and skip it,forget about support/credit/plaudit for that post.They selfishly praise for face and hit Like button or Comment on it only when get merely own profit out of it or benefit out of him/her.
A person who is truly worth trusting hardly appreciates the praise from the people on own dress or face, but sadly most have craze to find one or the other ways to get only the same from all in own network.
Weneed a new vision for American and thats what our campaign is about, the most important and significant opposition we face is the limitation to our imaginations. Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Rashida Tlaib address the audience during a Sanders campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan. ( REUTERS/Rebecca Cook) Sanders also took the time to praise Tlaib for her role in representing the partys progressive wing.
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- مَدَحَ, أَثْنَى, أَطْرَى, مدحArabic
- lloarCatalan, Valencian
- chvála, chválitCzech
- roseDanish
- loben, LobGerman
- επαινώGreek
- laŭdiEsperanto
- enaltecimiento, alabanza, loa, adoración, alabarSpanish
- ülistamine, ülistamaEstonian
- kehuminen, ylistys, palvonta, ylistää, kehua, kehuFinnish
- rósaFaroese
- louange, louer, féliciter, prônerFrench
- clú, mol, cuachIrish
- luaidh, cliù, moladh, molScottish Gaelic
- loar, gabarGalician
- तारीफ़, तारीफ़ करनाHindi
- dicsér, méltatHungarian
- գովեստ, գովելArmenian
- pujianIndonesian
- laudarIdo
- hrósaIcelandic
- elogio, lodare, adorazione, gloriaItalian
- שבחיםHebrew
- 褒めるJapanese
- 칭찬하다Korean
- pesnKurdish
- laus, laudoLatin
- വാഴ്തുക, പ്രശംസിക്കുക, പുകഴ്തുകMalayalam
- memujiMalay
- prijzen, eren, lof, lovenDutch
- lausarOccitan
- pochwała, chwalić, pochwalićPolish
- agradecimento, louvor, louvar, adoraçãoPortuguese
- lodar, ludar, luderRomansh
- divinizare, glorificare, devoțiune, venerare, laudă, elogiu, adorareRomanian
- прославление, хвалить, похвалить, благодарениеRussian
- शँसति, स्तौति, प्रशम्साSanskrit
- alabai, alabareSardinian
- chváliť, pochváliťSlovak
- hválaSlovene
- lavdëroj, lëvdojAlbanian
- lovaSwedish
- shangiliaSwahili
- வௌகறTamil
- పొగడు, భజన, భజించు, మెచ్చుకొను, పొగడ్తTelugu
- papuriTagalog
- methiye, hamt, övgüTurkish
- تعریف کرنا, تعریفUrdu
- khen ngợiVietnamese
- 赞Chinese
- bonga, dumisaZulu
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