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Religious praise is an aspect of honoring and praising God or other worshipped entities and is used in many belief systems.[1]

Scripture in the Bible relating to praise

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Thanksgiving is a time set aside for praising God and giving thanks for harvest bounty and other blessings. In the United States of America it is a national holiday commemorating a feast of thanks at harvest time given by early settlers in Massachusetts and Virginia.

Christmas carols are a type of praise music sung during the Christmas season.

Hymns are songs of praise used during worship services.

"Good News" songs of praise by gospel singers such as Mighty Clouds of Joy, Mahalia Jackson, George Beverley Shea, and Aretha Franklin (particularly during her formative years).

Rastafarians believe that some reggae songs bring them closer to God.

Holy life

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St. Valentine

Saint Ignatius

St. Nicholas

St. Benedict

 
Prayer in Cairo 1865 showing prayer positions

Attributes of religious praise through prayer may include required positions showing reverence.

kneeling on benches

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In many churches or cathedrals with pews, kneeling benches are provided for worshippers.

Yoruba Prayer of Praise[4]

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kneeling on floor

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standing during Doxology

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swaying with hands raised

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In the works of William Shakespeare, religious praise is often described as both noun and verb with the word "laud", as when Falstaff parodies Hal (King Henry) as being like a Puritan.

References

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  1. ^ Secular theories on religion : current perspectives. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/ISBN-13: 9788772895727|ISBN-13: 9788772895727]]. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); horizontal tab character in |isbn= at position 9 (help)
  2. ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com.
  3. ^ Brigaglia, Andrea. "We ain't coming to take people away": A Sufi Praise-song and the Representation of Police Forces in Northern Nigeria" (PDF).
  4. ^ Lindon, Thomas (1990). "Oríkì Òrìṣà: The Yoruba Prayer of Praise". Journal of Religion in Africa. 20 (2): 205–224. doi:10.2307/1581369. JSTOR 1581369.
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Category:Religious faiths, traditions, and movements