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A religious service mainly in song. [Local, U. S.]

Praiseworthy. [Obs.]

Without praise or approbation.

Appraisement. [Obs.]

One who praises. "Praisers of men." Sir P. Sidney.

In a praiseworthy manner. Spenser.

The quality or state of being praiseworthy.

Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. Arbuthnot.

Praise of one's self.

To praise to excess. To vow, and swear, and superpraise my parts. Shak.

To praise below desert.

To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.]

To raise; to lift up.

The appearance of truth; verisimilitude.

To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as, to accord to one due praise. "According his desire." Spenser.

imate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem. Accounting that God was able to raise him up. Heb. xi. 19.

it; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. His censure will . . . accredit his praises. Cowper. These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine opinion. Shelton.

A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat. [The exploits] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. Barrow. The highest achievements of the human intellect. Macaulay.

Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of persons or things. "An admirable machine." "Admirable fortitude." Macaulay.

Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited. Think'st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation Shak.