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Praise | Praise \Praise\, n. [OE. preis, OF. preis price, worth, value, estimation. See {Praise}, v., {Price}.] 1. Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation. [1913 Webster] There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] Note: Praise may be expressed by an individual, and thus differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are always the expression of the approbation of numbers, or public commendation. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] 3. The object, ground, or reason of praise. [1913 Webster] He is thy praise, and he is thy God. --Deut. x.??. [1913 Webster] Syn: Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause; acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation. [1913 Webster] |
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