🌟 Praise to the Skies, to 🌠
Definition:
Praise to the skies, to: To commend lavishly; by extension, excessively. Think of this as giving an applause so thunderous that you might as well be clapping for the stars, as earlier iterations like laud and extol to the skies/heavens/stars suggest. Sir Thomas More did just that when he penned, “They praysed him farre above the Starres” in The History of Kyng Richard the Third (1513). Essentially, it’s giving someone or something a celestial standing ovation. See also: sky’s the limit.
Synonyms:
- Extol to the heavens
- Laud highly
- Sing praises lavishly
- Shower with accolades
Antonyms:
- Criticize harshly
- Belittle
- Disparage
- Condemn
Humor-Filled Quotes:
“A compliment is verbal sunshine - best served in rays, but sometimes you get an eclipsed ego.” - A. Laugh Riot
Proverbs:
- “Empty vessels make most noise.” Which implies that those who are less worth can speak or make noise more than their true value.
- “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” - Proverbs 25:11 in the Bible. Praising to the skies might just create golden apples!
🖋️ Suggested Reading:
- Congratulation, You Fool: The Art of Praise and Purple Prose by Verity Verbal
- Sky High Compliments by Stella Stargazer
- The History of Kyng Richard the Third by Sir Thomas More
💽 Recommended Songs:
- “Applause” by Lady Gaga
- “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus (for its upbeat, celebratory nature)
- “Celebrate” by Kool and the Gang
🎬 Films for Inspiration:
- The Greatest Showman
- Rocky
- School of Rock
✍️ Celestial Farewell: Like the constellations above, may your words shine brightly, and your praises reach for the stars. Keep looking up, because sky-high admiration is a galaxy all by itself. Until next time, stay starstruck and speech-inspired! 🌌
