Found 4 items, similar to praise.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: praise
pujian
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: praise
bermadah, madah, memuji, mengagungkan, mengangkat-angkat, mengasapkemenyani, pujian
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: praise
praise
n 1: an expression of approval and commendation;
“he always
appreciated praise for his work” [syn:
congratulations,
kudos]
2: offering words of homage as an act of worship;
“they sang a
hymn of praise to God”
v : express approval of;
“The parents praised their children for
their academic performance” [ant:
knock]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Praise
Praise
\Praise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Praised; p. pr. & vb. n.
Praising.] [OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser,
L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See
Price, n., and
cf.
Appreciate,
Praise, n.,
Prize, v.]
1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to
laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
“I praise well
thy wit.” --Chaucer.
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Let her own works praise her in the gates. --Prov.
xxxi. 31.
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We praise not Hector, though his name, we know,
Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe.
--Dryden.
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2. 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.
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Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all
his hosts! --Ps. cxlviii.
2.
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3. To value; to appraise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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Syn: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify.
Usage: To
Praise,
Applaud,
Extol. To praise is to set
at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping;
to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in
the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from
impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol
under the influence of high admiration, and usually in
strong, if not extravagant, language.
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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.
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There are men who always confound the praise of
goodness with the practice. --Rambler.
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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.
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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.
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3. The object, ground, or reason of praise.
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He is thy praise, and he is thy God. --Deut. x.??.
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Syn: Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause;
acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation.
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