Praise means "admiration or approval," and when you're on the receiving end of it, you feel great.
To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
Noun
an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
Noun
offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
Verb
express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
v.
To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud;
-- applied to a person or his acts.
v.
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.
v.
To value; to appraise.
v.
Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered
because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
v.
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.
v.
The object, ground, or reason of praise.
Praise
Let her own works praise her in the gates.
We praise not Hector, though his name, we know, Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe.2.
Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts!3.
Praise
There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice.
He is thy praise, and he is thy God.
To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
Usage Examples
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.
It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.
People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm.
In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety.
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.
I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing.
Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.
Let the master praise him, and say, 'Here ye do well.' For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.
I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.
Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.
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.
Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.'
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