Meaning and Origin
What does the name Praise mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to 3 people from Alabama, U.S., the name Praise is of English origin and means "The beauty of admiration".
- 2 people from India and the United States agree the name Praise is of African origin and means "Glory to God".
- A user from Nigeria says the name Praise is of English origin and means "Epitome of admiration and excellence".
- According to a user from Germany, the name Praise is of Irish origin and means "praise god".
- A submission from Nigeria says the name Praise means "Prayer" and is of Hebrew origin.
- According to a user from Kenya, the name Praise means "Noel".
- A user from Zimbabwe says the name Praise is of African origin and means "Adoration".
- To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts."I praisewell 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.]
- 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.]
- To value; to appraise.(Obs)synonyms: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify.
Usage: 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.
Etymology: OE. preisen, OF. preisier prisier, F. priser, L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See Price (n.), and cf. Appreciate Praise (n.) Prize (v.)
- 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.]
- 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 .
- The object, ground, or reason of praise."He is thy praise, and he is thy God." [Deut. x.��.]synonyms: Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause; acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation.
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.
Etymology: OE. preis, OF. preis price, worth, value, estimation. See Praise (v.) Price
- An expression of approval and commendation ("he always appreciated praise for his work")
- Offering words of homage as an act of worship ("they sang a hymn of praise to God")
- Express approval of ("The parents praised their children for their academic performance")
From Middle English praisen, preisen, borrowed from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin pretiō (“to value, prize”) from pretium (“price, worth, reward”). See prize. Displaced native Middle English lofen, loven (“to praise”) (from Old English lofian, compare Middle English and Old English lof (“praise”), see love, lofe, loff), Middle English herien (“to praise, glorify, celebrate”) (from Old English herian), Middle English rosen (“to praise, glorify”) (from Old Norse hrósa).
- commendation; favourable representation in words
- worship
praise was also found in the following language(s): Scottish Gaelic