Word Meanings - PLAUDITORY - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Applauding; commending.
Related words: (words related to PLAUDITORY)
- COMMENDATOR
One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers. - COMMENDER
One who commends or praises. - COMMENDATARY
One who holds a living in commendam. - APPLAUD
1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign. I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again. Shak. 2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve. By the gods, - COMMENDATION
A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king Shak. (more info) 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. Need we . . . epistles of - COMMENDATORY
1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." Pope. 2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. Burke. Commendatory prayer , a prayer read over the dying. "The - COMMENDABLE
Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy. Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable. Bacon. -- Com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*mend"a*bly, adv. - COMMENDAM
A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836. There was some sense - APPLAUDER
One who applauds. - COMMEND
1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation. His eye commends the leading to his hand. Shak. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Luke xxiii. 46. 2. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy - RECOMMENDATORY
Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory. Swift. - RECOMMENDER
One who recommends. - DISCOMMENDER
One who discommends; a dispraiser. Johnson. - IN COMMENDAM
See PARTNERSHIP - RECOMMENDABLE
Suitable to be recommended; worthy of praise; commendable. Glanvill. -- Rec`om*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rec`om*mend"a*bly, adv. - RECOMMEND
1. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind - RECOMMENDATION
1. The act of recommending. 2. That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations. 3. The state of being - RECOMMENDATIVE
That which recommends; a recommendation. - DISCOMMEND
1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove. Spenser. By commending something in him that is good, and discommending the same fault in others. Jer. Taylor. 2. To expose to censure or ill favor; to put out of the good graces of any - DISCOMMENDABLE
Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n. - DISCOMMENDATION
Blame; censure; reproach. Ayliffe.