noun
definition
Commendation; favourable representation in words
definition
Worship
verb
definition
To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
example
Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.
Examples of praise in a Sentence
Pete was conservative with his praise, so she felt honored.
This praise won Jim completely.
The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind.
All the people whom they saw spoke in praise of his wisdom.
That kind of praise was reserved for the less attractive, it seemed.
Too much cannot be said in praise of Dr. Howe's work.
He never heard the sound of praise.
They respond best to praise for good behavior.
That was as close to praise as she was likely to get from him and she smiled her appreciation.
Basically, it was unearned praise.
He must sometimes praise enemies and blame friends.
There is nowhere recorded a simple and irrepressible satisfaction with the gift of life, any memorable praise of God.
Carmen didn't warm to people instantly, nor was she generally impressed by praise... which was why it came as such a surprise that mere words were such powerful tools.
Once she has success using the potty, offer her plenty of praise.
Continue to be patient and full of praise for the best results.
During his 15 year career, Snoop has amassed considerable praise as a hip hop artist.
Choirs of male and female voices now lead the church praise.
Numerous humanists were appointed to the Chancery, and the Romans were loud in their praise of the papal regime.
Pliny and Martial often praise the fertility of its neighbourhood.
The aggregate of such rules he conceives as the law of God, carefully distinguishing it, not only from civil law, but from the law of opinion or reputation, the varying moral standard by which men actually distribute praise and blame; as being divine it is necessarily sanctioned by adequate rewards and punishments.
And perhaps it is the highest praise of all to him that he wrote in his own " Danish tongue," and so ensured the use of that tongue by the cultured of after generations.
Thomas Boston's (1676-1732) memory has been revived by the praise of Stevenson, but his zeal was far exceeded by that of John Wesley (1703-1791), who preached 40,000 sermons, and by that of George Whitefield (1714-1770).
The ancient virtues - hospitality to the guest and the poor, profuse expenditure of wealth, valour in battle, faithfulness to the cause of the tribe - are the themes of praise; wine and the game of maisir, forbidden by Islam, are celebrated by poets who professed themselves converts; and if there is no mention of the old idolatry, there is also little spirituality in the outlook on life.
Just be sure that your child is ready to begin the training process, be patient and consistent, and use lots of praise.
When the child did go, the mom would praise them for a job well done and eventually a connection was made between the urge to go, using the potty, and a parent's praise.
While you certainly want to address negative behaviors immediately, it's just as important to use positive reinforcement and praise to encourage those positive behaviors that your child exhibits.
Praise, or lyrical and liturgical, dance costumes come in fewer styles than ballet or jazz costumes.
Purchasers praise its softness and warmth.
Words of praise came more easily to his lips, but he still had trouble accepting praise.
To be able to pluck two such treasures and eliminate another is worthy of praise from high!
Maria, ever smiling, joined them at the table, looking from one to the other as they spoke, understanding little but enjoying their company and thrilled with their praise.
He decided that even if she sounded like a cat in heat, he would gush over her with praise.
The praise was spoken grudgingly with a note bordering despair.
In spite of the time lapse between practice sessions, she did well enough to win his praise.
Even so, how did a person respond to that kind of praise?
The same reason that made him depreciate Hegel made him praise Krause (panentheism) and Schleiermacher, and speak respectfully of English philosophy.
That he displayed considerable classical knowledge, was a good linguist, a ready and versatile writer of verse, and above all that he possessed an astounding memory, seems certain, not only from the evidence of men of his own time, but from the fact that even Joseph Scaliger (Prima Scaligerana, p. 58, 1669) speaks of his attainments with the highest praise.
Sir Leslie Stephen pays high praise to Wesley's writings, which went "straight to the mark without one superfluous flourish."
The theatre still deserves the praise given it by Pausanias as the most beautiful in Greece.
The Hebrew title of the book is o'S7n, tehillim, or o'IM " the book of hymns," or rather " songs of praise."
In the and century a much greater name appears among the methodists, that of Soranus of Ephesus, a physician mentioned with praise even by Tertullian and Augustine, who practised at Rome in the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian.
The latter is often made to begin with the line "All praise to Thee, my God, this night," but in the earlier editions over which Ken had control, the line is as first given.'
Hawkins, his relative and executor, in 1721; his prose ' The fact, however, that in 1712 - only a year after Ken's death - his publisher, Brome, published the hymn with the opening words "All praise," has been deemed by such a high authority as the 1st earl of Selborne sufficient evidence that the alteration had Ken's authority.
Most of Nasir's lyrical poems - were composed in his retirement, and their chief topics are - an enthusiastic praise of `Ali, his descendants, and Mostansir in particular; passionate outcries against Khorasan and its rulers, who had driven him from house and home; the highest satisfaction with the quiet solitude of Yumgan; and utter despondency again in seeing himself despised by his former associates and for ever excluded from participation in the glorious contest of life.
If we compare this with a similar allegory in Nasir's diwan, which culminates in the praise of Mostansir, we are fairly entitled to look upon it as a covert allusion to the eminent men who revealed to the poet in Cairo the secrets of the Isma`ilitic faith, and showed him what he considered the "heavenly ladder" to superior knowledge and spiritual bliss.
Hospitality, generosity, personal bravery were the subjects of praise; meanness and cowardice those of satire.
Yet Abu-l-`Ala, ul-Ma'arri (q.v.) was original alike in his use of rhymes and in the philosophical nature of his poems. Ibn Farid is the greatest of the mystic poets, and Busiri (q.v.) wrote the most famous poem extant in praise of the Prophet.
In this capacity he exhibited an almost feverish activity; he perpetually appeared at the bar of the assembly on behalf of the commune; he announced the massacres of September in the prisons in terms of apology and praise; and he sent off the famous circular of the 3rd of September to the provinces, recommending them to do likewise.
His epitaph was written by Hrabanus Maurus, whose elegiacs praise him for being the faithful guardian of his monastery.
This traditional conservatism survived in the statement, which, while it caused vehement discussion when the book appeared, was yet not so much characteristic of the man as of the school in which he had been trained, that " in no intelligible sense can any one who denies the supernatural origin of the religion of Christ be termed a Christian," which term, he explained, was used not as " a name of praise," but simply as " a designation of belief."