English-Thai Dictionary
praise
N การสรรเสริญ การ ยกย่อง การ ชื่นชม applause applauding esteem contempt hatred kan-san-soen
praise
N คำพูด ยกย่อง คำสรรเสริญ eulogy laud regard blame condemnation kam-phu-yok-yong
praise
VT ชมเชย สรรเสริญ ยกย่อง สักการะ eulogize laud cheer admire chom-choi
praiseworthy
ADJ น่าชมเชย admirable na-chom-choi
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRAISE
n.s as z. [L. pretium.] 1. Commendation bestowed on a person for his personal virtues or worthy actions, on meritorious actions themselves, or on any thing valuable; approbation expressed in words or song. Praise may be expressed by an individual, and in this circumstance differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are the expression of the approbation of numbers, or public commendation. When praise is applied to the expression of public approbation, it may be synonymous with renown, or nearly so. A man may deserve the praise of an individual, or of a nation.
There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice.
2. The expression of gratitude for personal favors conferred; a glorifying or extolling.
He hath put a new song into my mouth, even praise to our God. Psalm 4 :3.
3. The object, ground or reason of praise.
He is thy praise, and he is thy God. Deuteronomy 1 :21.
PRAISE
v.t.[L. tollo, extollo; pretium.] 1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of personal worth or actions.
We praise not Hector, though his name we know
Is great in arms; 'tis hard to praise a foe.
2. To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works.
Praise him, all his angels, praise ye him, all his hosts. Psalm 148:2.
3. To express gratitude for personal favors. Psalm 138:1-2.
4. To do honor to; to display the excellence of.
All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord. Psalm 145:1 .
PRAISED
pp. Commended; extolled.
PRAISEFUL
a.Laudable; commendable. [Not used. ]
PRAISER
n.One who praises, commends or extols; an applauder; a commender.
PRAISELESS
a.Without praise or commendation.
PRAISEWORTHILY
adv. In a manner deserving of commendation.
PRAISEWORTHINESS
n.The quality of deserving commendation.
PRAISEWORTHY
a.Deserving of praise or applause; commendable; as a praiseworthy action.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRAISE
Praise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Praised; p. pr. & vb. n. Praising. ] Etym: [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. 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. [Obs. ] Piers Plowman.
Syn. -- To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify. -- 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.
PRAISE
Praise, n. Etym: [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. There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice. Rambler.
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.
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.
Syn. -- Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause; acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation.
PRAISEFUL
PRAISEFUL Praise "ful, a.
Defn: Praiseworthy. [Obs. ]
PRAISELESS
PRAISELESS Praise "less, a.
Defn: Without praise or approbation.
PRAISE-MEETING
PRAISE-MEETING Praise "-meet `*ing, n.
Defn: A religious service mainly in song. [Local, U. S.]
PRAISEMENT
PRAISEMENT Praise "ment, n.
Defn: Appraisement. [Obs. ]
PRAISER
PRAISER Prais "er, n.
1. One who praises. "Praisers of men. " Sir P. Sidney.
2. An appraiser; a valuator. [Obs. ] Sir T. North.
PRAISEWORTHILY
PRAISEWORTHILY Praise "wor `thi *ly, adv.
Defn: In a praiseworthy manner. Spenser.
PRAISEWORTHINESS
PRAISEWORTHINESS Praise "wor `thi *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
PRAISEWORTHY
PRAISEWORTHY Praise "wor `thy, a.
Defn: Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. Arbuthnot.
New American Oxford Dictionary
praise
praise |prāz preɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] express warm approval or admiration of: we can't praise Chris enough —he did a brilliant job. • express one's respect and gratitude toward (a deity ), esp. in song: we praise God for past blessings. ▶noun the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something: the audience was full of praise for the whole production. • the expression of respect and gratitude as an act of worship: give praise to God. PHRASES praise be archaic used as an expression of relief, joy, or gratitude. sing the praises of express enthusiastic approval or admiration of (someone or something ): Uncle Felix never stopped singing her praises. DERIVATIVES praise ful |-fəl |adjective ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘set a price on, attach value to ’): from Old French preisier ‘to prize, praise, ’ from late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ‘price. ’ Compare with prize 1 .
praiseworthy
praise wor thy |ˈprāzˌwərT͟Hē ˈpreɪzˌwərði | ▶adjective deserving approval and admiration: they displayed a praiseworthy sense of responsibility. DERIVATIVES praise wor thi ly |-ˌwərT͟Həlē |adverb, praise wor thi ness noun
Oxford Dictionary
praise
praise |preɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 express warm approval or admiration of: we can't praise Chris enough —he did a brilliant job. 2 express one's respect and gratitude towards (a deity ), especially in song: we praise God for past blessings. ▶noun [ mass noun ] (also praises ) 1 the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something: the audience was full of praise for the whole production. 2 the expression of respect and gratitude as an act of worship: give praise to God. PHRASES praise be archaic used as an expression of relief, joy, or gratitude. sing the praises of express enthusiastic approval or admiration of: Uncle Felix never stopped singing her praises. DERIVATIVES praiseful adjective, praiser noun ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘set a price on, attach value to ’): from Old French preisier ‘to prize, praise ’, from late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ‘price ’. Compare with prize 1 .
praise singer
praise singer (also praise poet ) ▶noun S. African another term for imbongi.
praiseworthy
praise |worthy |ˈpreɪzwəːði | ▶adjective deserving approval and admiration: the government's praiseworthy efforts. DERIVATIVES praiseworthily adverb, praiseworthiness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
praise
praise verb 1 the police praised Pauline for her courage in confronting the thieves: commend, express admiration for, applaud, pay tribute to, speak highly of, eulogize, compliment, congratulate, sing the praises of, rave about, go into raptures about, heap praise on, wax lyrical about, make much of, pat on the back, take one's hat off to, lionize, admire, hail, ballyhoo; formal laud. ANTONYMS criticize, condemn. 2 we praise God: worship, glorify, honor, exalt, adore, pay tribute to, give thanks to, venerate, reverence; formal laud; archaic magnify. ▶noun 1 your praise means a great deal to us: approval, acclaim, admiration, approbation, acclamation, plaudits, congratulations, commendation; tribute, accolade, compliment, a pat on the back, eulogy, panegyric; formal encomium. 2 give praise to God: honor, thanks, glory, worship, devotion, adoration, reverence. WORD LINKS laudatory expressing praise Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.WORD SPECTRUM: praise / disparage Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.
praiseworthy
praiseworthy adjective it was a praiseworthy effort: commendable, admirable, laudable, worthy (of admiration ), meritorious, estimable, exemplary.
Oxford Thesaurus
praise
praise verb 1 the police praised Parveen for her courage: commend, express approval of, express admiration for, applaud, pay tribute to, speak highly of, eulogize, compliment, congratulate, celebrate, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, rave about, go into raptures about, heap praise on, wax lyrical about, say nice things about, make much of, pat on the back, take one's hat off to, throw bouquets at, lionize, admire, hail, cheer, flatter; N. Amer. informal ballyhoo; black English big someone /something up; dated cry someone /something up; rare laud, panegyrize. ANTONYMS criticize, condemn. 2 we praise God for past blessings: worship, glorify, honour, exalt, adore, pay tribute to, pay homage to, give thanks to, venerate, reverence, hallow, bless; archaic magnify; rare laud. ▶noun 1 James was full of praise for the medical teams | he left Washington with the President's praises ringing in his ears: approval, acclaim, admiration, approbation, acclamation, plaudits, congratulations, commendation, applause, flattery, adulation; tribute, accolade, cheer, compliment, a pat on the back, eulogy, encomium, panegyric, ovation, bouquet, laurels; N. Amer. puffery; rare laudation, eulogium. 2 give praise to God: honour, thanks, glory, glorification, worship, devotion, exaltation, adoration, veneration, reverence, tribute. WORD LINKS praise laudatory expressing praise Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
praiseworthy
praiseworthy adjective the government's praiseworthy efforts to improve efficiency in health and education: commendable, laudable, admirable, creditable, worthy, worthy of admiration, meritorious, deserving, honourable, estimable, exemplary, excellent, sterling, fine; rare applaudable. ANTONYMS blameworthy, disgraceful.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
praise
praise /preɪz / (! -rai-は /reɪ /) 〖語源は 「価値 」〗名詞 U C 〖～s 〗1 «…に対する /…からの » 賞賛 (の言葉 ) «for , of /from » (!｟コーパス ｠win, earn, deserve, lavish, receiveなどの 動詞 の目的語になる ) ▸ He won praise for his leadership .彼はそのリーダーシップに対して賞賛 (の言葉 )を得た ▸ in praise of A Aをたたえて ▸ high praise (権威者 著名人からの )高い賞賛 (の言葉 )▸ be full of praise for A Aを絶賛している .2 (神に対する )崇拝, 感謝, 信仰心 ▸ Praise be (to God )!｟やや古 ｠ありがたや, 神をたたえよ .d á mn A with f à int pr á ise A 〈人 物 〉を一応はほめながらも実際には非難する .s ì ng A's pr á ises = s ì ng the pr á ises of A ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 物 〉をほめちぎる ▸ sing one's own praises 自画自賛する .動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; praising 他動詞 1 «…の事で /…だと » (主に公的に )〈人 物 事 〉を賞賛する , ほめる «for /as » (!｟コーパス ｠widely, highly, generallyなどによって修飾される ) ▸ She was praised for her voice .彼女はその声を賞賛された 2 〈神 〉に対する崇拝 [感謝 , 信仰心 ]を示す (!主に讃美歌で ) .G ò d [H è aven ] be pr á ised!ありがたい .
praiseworthy
praise wor thy /préɪzwə̀ː r ði /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈行為などが 〉賞賛に値する, 感心な, 立派な .
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