Praise vs. Thanksgiving

Praisenoun

commendation; favourable representation in words

Praisenoun

worship

Praiseverb

To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.

Praiseverb

To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; - applied to a person or his acts.

Praiseverb

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.

Praiseverb

To value; to appraise.

Praisenoun

Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.

Praisenoun

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.

Praisenoun

The object, ground, or reason of praise.

Praisenoun

an expression of approval and commendation;

Praisenoun

offering words of homage as an act of worship;

Praiseverb

express approval of;

Praiseverb

express warm approval or admiration of

Praiseverb

express one's respect and gratitude towards (a deity), especially in song

Praisenoun

the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something

Praisenoun

the expression of respect and gratitude as an act of worship

Praise

Praise as a form of social interaction expresses recognition, reassurance or admiration. Praise is expressed verbally as well as by body language (facial expression and gestures).

Thanksgivingnoun

An expression of gratitude.

Thanksgivingnoun

A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.

Thanksgivingnoun

A public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favour.

Thanksgivingnoun

The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies.

Thanksgivingnoun

A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness; also, a day set apart for religious services, specially to acknowledge the goodness of God, either in any remarkable deliverance from calamities or danger, or in the ordinary dispensation of his bounties.

Thanksgivingnoun

fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

Thanksgivingnoun

a short prayer of thanks before a meal

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.