Praise Definition

prāz
praised, praises, praising
noun
praises
A praising or being praised; commendation or glorification.
Webster's New World
The extolling or exaltation of a deity, ruler, or hero.
American Heritage
A reason or basis for praise.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
verb
praised, praises, praising
To set a price on; appraise.
Webster's New World
To commend the worth of; express approval or admiration of.
Webster's New World
To laud the glory of (God, etc.), as in song; glorify; extol.
Webster's New World
To give praise to.
Wiktionary
idiom
praise be!
  • an exclamation of surprise, joy, etc.
Webster's New World
sing someone's praises
  • to praise someone highly
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Praise

Noun

Singular:
praise
Plural:
praises

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Origin of Praise

  • From Middle English praisen, preisen, from Old French praisier, preisier (“to value, prize"), from Late Latin pretiare (“to value, prize") from price, worth, reward. See prize. Replaced native Middle English lofen, loven (“to praise") (from Old English lofian, compare Old English and Middle English lof (“praise")), Middle English herien (“to praise, glorify, celebrate") (from Old English herian), Middle English rosen (“to praise, glorify") (from Old Norse hrósa).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English preise from preisen to praise from Old French preisier from Late Latin pretiāre to prize from Latin pretium price per-5 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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