·v The object, ground, or reason of praise.
II. Praise ·v To Value; to Appraise.
III. Praise ·v Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
IV. Praise ·v To Commend; to Applaud; to express approbation of; to Laud;
— applied to a person or his acts.
V. Praise ·v 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.
VI. Praise ·v 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.