Praise

  • 21praise — 01. Children need constant [praise] in order develop their self esteem. 02. Working as a paramedic is a very [praiseworthy] profession. 03. Someone once said that the test of any man s character is how he takes [praise]. 04. A wise man once… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22praise — {{11}}praise (n.) early 14c., not common until 16c., from PRAISE (Cf. praise) (v.). {{12}}praise (v.) early 13c., to laud, commend, flatter, from O.Fr. preisier to praise, value, from L.L. preciare, earlier pretiare (c.550; see PRICE (Cf. price)… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 23Praise 87.9 — Infobox Radio station name = Praise 87.9 city = George Town, Cayman Islands area = Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands branding = Praise 87.9 slogan = airdate = 18 December, 2006 frequency = 87.9 MHz format = Christian erp = haat = coordinates =… …

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  • 24praise — praiseful, adj. praisefully, adv. praiseless, adj. praiser, n. /prayz/, n., v., praised, praising. n. 1. the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation. 2. the offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of… …

    Universalium

  • 25praise — Synonyms and related words: acclaim, acclamation, accolade, acknowledgment, adoration, adore, adulate, adulation, aggrandize, apotheosis, apotheosize, applaud, applause, approbation, approval, approve, belaud, benediction, bepraise, bepraisement …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 26PRAISE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index praise noun acceptance, admirer, applause, boast, braggart, compliment, flattery, glory, praise, sycophant, testimonia …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27praise — v. & n. v.tr. 1 express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. n. the act or an instance of praising; commendation (won high praise; were loud in their praises). Phrases and idioms: praise be! an exclamation of pious gratitude …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28praise — [13] Despite a certain similarity in form and meaning, praise has no connection with pray. It comes ultimately from Latin pretium ‘price’, which has also given English precious, price, prize, etc. From it was derived the late Latin verb pretiāre… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29praise — verb 1》 express warm approval of or admiration for. 2》 express respect and gratitude towards (a deity). noun 1》 the expression of approval or admiration. 2》 the expression of respect and gratitude as an act of worship. Phrases praise be… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30praise — I. n. 1. Commendation, approval, approbation. See applause. 2. Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, laud, laudation, glorification, panegyric, tribute of praise. 3. Glorification, homage, worship, tribute of gratitude, exaltation, extolling, Te Deum, Laus …

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