1. Express approval of
   "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

1. An expression of approval and commendation
   "he always appreciated praise for his work";
   - congratulations, kudos, extolment, pat on the back, hats off [informal], congrats [informal]
    
2. Offering words of homage as an act of worship
   "they sang a hymn of praise to God"

Sounds like: practice, prapraise, prays, preys

Derived forms: praised, praises, praising

Type of: appraise, apprise [Brit, archaic], apprize [archaic], approval, assess, commendation, evaluate, measure, scope, valuate [N. Amer], value, worship

Antonym: criticize

Encyclopedia: Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven