Dictionary Entry
praise
praise is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1verb
To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
- 2verb
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.
- 3verb
To value; to appraise.
- 4verb
Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
- 5verb
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.
- 6verb
The object, ground, or reason of praise.
- 7noun
an expression of approval and commendation
"he always appreciated praise for his work"
Synonyms
- 8noun
offering words of homage as an act of worship
"they sang a hymn of praise to God"
- 9verb
express approval of
"The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
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