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Definition of Praiseworthiness
1. Noun. The quality of being worthy of praise.
Definition of Praiseworthiness
1. n. The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
Definition of Praiseworthiness
1. Noun. The condition of being praiseworthy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Praiseworthiness
Literary usage of Praiseworthiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theory of Moral Sentiments: Or, An Essay Towards an Analysis of the by Adam Smith (1853)
"The love of praiseworthiness is the desire of rendering ourselves the proper
objects of those sentiments. So far those two principles resemble and are akin ..."
2. Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind by James Mill (1869)
"This association constitutes what we call the feeling, or notion, or sentiment,
or idea (for it goes by all those names), of praiseworthiness, ..."
3. The Christian Religion in Connexion with the Principles of Morality by Townsend Smith (1841)
"... it not be forgotten, the belief of praiseworthiness can be a remarkable
phenomenon to none but those who do not believe that praiseworthiness exists. ..."
4. Elements of Mental Philosophy: Containing a Critical Exposition of the by Leicester Ambrose Sawyer (1846)
"But if we admit that virtue is to be loved and practiced for its praiseworthiness,
and not for its happiness, we may still inquire, why is virtue ..."
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