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praiseful, a.|ˈpreɪzfʊl|
[f. praise v. or n. + -ful. (With sense 1, cf. the earlier worshipful.)]
†1. Deserving of praise or honour; praiseworthy, laudable. Obs.
1382Wyclif Dan. iii. 54 Blessid art thou in the trone of thi rewme, and aboue preyseful [Vulg. superlaudabilis, 1388 preisable]. c1450Mirour Saluacioun 4037 Whare fore a praisefulle womman oure lady prefigurid. 1586J. Ferne Blaz. Gentrie 25 Mooued certainlye, by the praisefull deedes of their kinsemen. 1598Drayton Heroic. Ep. iv. 123 Which, if so praysefull in the meanest Men, In pow'rfull Kings how glorious is it then? 1766G. Canning Anti-Lucretius iii. 161 No narrow preference for their native soil Restrains these heroes in their praiseful toil. 1818Lamb Poems, Salome, The ruthless deed That did thy praiseful dance succeed.
2. Full of or abounding in praise; giving praise; eulogistic, laudatory.
1613–16W. Browne Brit. Past. ii. ii, All praisefull tongues doe waite upon that name. 1641Wither (title) Halelviah or, Britans Second Remembrancer..in praisefull and Pœnitentiall Hymns. 1747Richardson Clarissa (1811) I. ix. 56 He speaks kind and praiseful things of me. 1776Mickle tr. Lusiad 86 Had other wars my praiseful lips employ'd. 1891Blackw. Mag. CL. 694 Strains of praiseful lore.
Hence ˈpraisefully adv., ˈpraisefulness.
1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) V. iv. 37 She must have..heard your uncle speak praisefully of a man he is said to be so intimate with. 1867Bailey Univ. Hymn 5 Holy, and with true praisefulness inspired. 1899Cheyne Chr. Use of Psalms i. 29 Except in a general spirit of praisefulness, we cannot accompany the mass of our congregation in its jubilant singing. |