What does praise mean?
Definitions for praise
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word praise.
Princeton's WordNet
praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment(noun)
an expression of approval and commendation
"he always appreciated praise for his work"
praise(verb)
offering words of homage as an act of worship
"they sang a hymn of praise to God"
praise(verb)
express approval of
"The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
Wiktionary
praise(Noun)
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).
praise(Noun)
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).
praise(Verb)
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
A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.
Yale University Professor Carlos Eire:
They say ‘But they get free health care and free education,’ the Third Reich did too, but nobody would praise the Nazis.
James Wilson, Of the Study of the Law in the United States, 1790:
FOUNDERS QUOTES ON FOUNDING PRINCIPLES Individual Liberty Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood. – John Adams, 1765 Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without law, liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness. – In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by power. America has set the example . . . of charters of power granted by liberty. This revolution in the practice of the world, may, with an honest praise, be pronounced the most triumphant epoch of its history, and the most consoling presage of its happiness. – James Madison, Essays for the National Gazette, 1792
It is really disgraceful to hate the one whom you praise.
We over-praise leaders when organizations succeed and over-blame them when organizations fail. Success or failure depends on the environment as much as or even more than the leader. Effective leaders navigate and influence the environment to enable key success factors for their followers
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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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