Define Praise

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praise

–noun

1.

the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.

2.

the offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of worship: a hymn of praise to god.

3.

the state of being approved or admired: The king lived in praise for many years.

4.

Archaic. a ground for praise, or a merit.

Origin: 
1175–1225; (v.) ME preisen < OF preisier to value, prize < LLpretiāre, deriv. of L pretium price, worth, reward; (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.; see prize²

—Synonyms
1. acclamation, plaudit, applause, approbation, compliment. 2.encomium, eulogy, panegyric. 5. laud, applaud, eulogize. Seeapprove. 6. glorify, exalt, honor.

—Antonyms
1. condemnation. 5. depreciate.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In its common usage, praise is the act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately. Praise is typically, but not exclusively, earned relative to achievement and accomplishment. Praise is often contrasted with criticism, where the latter is held to mean exclusively negative statements made about something, although this is not technically correct (see also Blame).

In religion, praise is an impassioned exaltation of God (i.e. a Supreme Being, or Creation). Praise relates to Gods Greatness. Worshop relates to Gods holyness and Thanks giving to Gods goodness. Praise is the appropriate response to Gods greatness. Praise is Gods address. It doesn't depend on our visible situations or circumstances, feelings. It's base on eternal unchangeable facts. His mercy is everlasting his truth endures to all generations.

Praise and children

Common advice is that praise should not be given to children without reason^[2][3].

• Reward the attainment of specifed goals, not just participation, of the child.
• Praise small changes and successes. Waiting for perfection may take forever.
• Be descriptive and specific with praise.
• A lot of praise is required to outweigh one criticism. Researchers suggest a ratio of 6:1.
• Ensure praise being given to the child is deserved.
• Encourage good behaviour with praise, rather than pointing out bad behaviour.
• Praise progress is in relation to an individuals past progress, NOT compared with others.
• Teachers should NOT praise uninvolved students for not disrupting the class.

Etymology: Middle English preisen, from Anglo-French preiser, priser to appraise, esteem — more at prize Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 : to express a favorable judgment of : commend
2 : to glorify (a god or saint) especially by the attribution of perfections
intransitive verb: to express praise