words of praise

  • 1words of praise — n. commendation, laudation …

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  • 2praise — praise1 [preız] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preisier, from Late Latin pretiare to value highly , from Latin pretium; PRICE1] 1.) to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly ≠ ↑criticize ▪ Jane …

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  • 3praise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, effusive, extravagant, fulsome, glowing, great, high, lavish, special, unstinting …

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  • 4Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition — is an American patriotic song written by Frank Loesser and published as sheet music in 1942 by Famous Music Corp. The song was a response to the Attack on Pearl Harbor that marked United States involvement in World War II. Origin of the… …

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  • 5praise — praise, laud, acclaim, extol, eulogize mean to express approbation or esteem. Praise often implies no more than warmly expressed commendation {what we admire we praise, and when we praise, advance it into notice Cowper} When specifically referred …

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  • 6Praise — Praise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Praised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Praising}.] [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… …

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  • 7Praise to the Man — (originally Joseph Smith ) was a poem or a hymn written as a tribute to Joseph Smith, Jr. by Latter Day Saint leader and hymn writer William W. Phelps after Smith s death. The hymn was first published anonymously in the church newspaper Times and …

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  • 8praise|ful — «PRAYZ fuhl», adjective. 1. giving praise: »praiseful words. 2. Obsolete. praiseworthy …

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  • 9Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition — [Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition] a popular US song during ↑World War II, written in 1942 by Frank Loesser. It was based on words said by a US Navy ↑chaplain (= priest) during the Japanese attack on ↑Pearl Harbor …

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  • 10praise — praise1 [ preız ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to express strong approval or admiration for someone or something, especially in public: Mayor Dixon praised the efforts of those involved in the rescue. highly praise: The painting of St. Basil s… …

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