praise the Lord

Worship cry out

Praise the Lord is an exclamation of religious gratitude or joy, thanking God for blessings or good fortune: Praise the Lord, she made it through surgery.

In casual speech, it functions as a general expression of relief or thankfulness, sometimes used by those who aren't particularly devout: The meeting's canceled—praise the Lord.

Related

honor · blessing · hosanna · holy holy holy · doxology · gratitude · give thanks · thank God · hymn · magnify · adoration · exclamation · amen · psalm · worship · devotion · Sunday service · joy

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Opposites
religious speech act

praise the Lordblaspheme

Insult the divine

sacrilege · damn it · goddamn · profane · damnation

spiritual attitude

praise the Lordlose faith

fall from grace · dark night of the soul

emotional valence of exclamation

praise the Lordwoe is me

Archaic self-pity phrase

alas · damn it · curse it · for crying out loud · what the hell

Family

praise, praises, praised, praising, praiser, praisers, praiseworthy, Lord, lords

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G