praise
an expression of approval and commendation
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,978 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,092 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an expression of approval and commendation also: congratulations, kudos, extolment he always appreciated praise for his work
- 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
praise in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And he said to it, “Sing my sister, and praise the Lord.”
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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Young Love, his bow, and Thetis gave her feet; Clio her praise, Pallas her science sweet.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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He sang the praise of the new cabinet: he was ready to pour out his blood for Emile Ollivier.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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O Tom, but he knew a blue-jacket’s ways, And how a lieutenant may genially haze; Only a sailor sailors heartily praise.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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With no peal Of bells to call them to the house of praise, The scattered settlers through green forest-ways Walked meeting-ward.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1