commendation
noun
[ kɒmɛnˈdeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• formal or official praise.
• "the film deserved the highest commendation"
Similar:
praise,
congratulation,
appreciation,
thanks,
acclaim,
acclamation,
credit,
recognition,
regard,
respect,
esteem,
admiration,
adulation,
approval,
approbation,
homage,
tribute,
eulogy,
encomium,
panegyric,
paean,
laudation,
extolment,
eulogium,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin commendatio(n- ), from commendare ‘commit to the care of’ (see commend). Originally (in the plural) the term denoted a liturgical office ending with a prayer commending the souls of the dead to God.
