praise

[ preyz ]
/ preɪz /
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noun

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.

verb (used with object), praised, prais·ing.

to express approval or admiration of; commend; extol.
to offer grateful homage to (God or a deity), as in words or song.

Idioms for praise

    sing someone's praises, to praise someone publicly and enthusiastically: He is always singing his wife's praises.

Origin of praise

1175–1225; (v.) Middle English preisen < Old French preisier to value, prize < Late Latin pretiāre, derivative of Latin pretium price, worth, reward; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.; see prize2

synonym study for praise

5. See approve.

OTHER WORDS FROM praise

Words nearby praise

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Words related to self-praise

selfishness, narcissism, self-absorption, arrogance, conceit, egoism, vainglory, pride, vanity, self-aggrandizement, immodesty, vainness, self-admiration

Example sentences from the Web for self-praise

British Dictionary definitions for self-praise (1 of 2)

self-praise

noun

the act or an instance of expressing commendation for oneself

British Dictionary definitions for self-praise (2 of 2)

praise
/ (preɪz) /

noun

verb (tr)

to express commendation, admiration, etc, for
to proclaim or describe the glorious attributes of (a deity) with homage and thanksgiving

Derived forms of praise

praiser, noun

Word Origin for praise

C13: from Old French preisier, from Late Latin pretiāre to esteem highly, from Latin pretium prize; compare prize ², precious

Idioms and Phrases with self-praise

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