praise
verb
[ preɪz ]
• express warm approval or admiration of.
• "we can't praise Chris enough—he did a brilliant job"
Similar:
commend,
express approval of,
express admiration for,
applaud,
pay tribute to,
speak highly of,
eulogize,
compliment,
congratulate,
celebrate,
sing the praises of,
praise to the skies,
rave about,
go into raptures about,
heap praise on,
wax lyrical about,
say nice things about,
make much of,
pat on the back,
take one's hat off to,
throw bouquets at,
lionize,
admire,
hail,
cheer,
flatter,
big someone/something up,
ballyhoo,
cry someone/something up,
laud,
panegyrize,
• express one's respect and gratitude towards (a deity), especially in song.
• "we praise God for past blessings"
Similar:
worship,
glorify,
honour,
exalt,
adore,
pay tribute to,
pay homage to,
give thanks to,
venerate,
reverence,
hallow,
bless,
magnify,
laud,
praise
noun
• the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.
• "the audience was full of praise for the whole production"
Similar:
approval,
acclaim,
admiration,
approbation,
acclamation,
plaudits,
congratulations,
commendation,
applause,
flattery,
adulation,
tribute,
accolade,
cheer,
compliment,
a pat on the back,
eulogy,
encomium,
panegyric,
ovation,
bouquet,
laurels,
puffery,
kudos,
laudation,
eulogium,
• the expression of respect and gratitude as an act of worship.
• "give praise to God"
Similar:
honour,
thanks,
glory,
glorification,
worship,
devotion,
exaltation,
adoration,
veneration,
reverence,
tribute,
Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘set a price on, attach value to’): from Old French preisier ‘to prize, praise’, from late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ‘price’. Compare with prize1.
praise be
• used as an expression of relief, joy, or gratitude.
• "‘How is your sister?’ ‘On the mend, praise be.’"
