Praise

Definition of Praise

v. t.	1.	To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; - applied to a person or his acts. [imp. & p. p. Praised ; p. pr. & vb. n. Praising.] Let her own works praise her in the gates. - Prov. xxxi. 31. We praise not Hector, though his name, we know, Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe. - Dryden.
	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. Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts! - Ps. cxlviii. 2.
	3.	To value; to appraise.
n.	1.	Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation. There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice. - Rambler.
	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.
	3.	The object, ground, or reason of praise. He is thy praise, and he is thy God. - Deut. x. .

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