Antonyms for extolment

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ik-stohl, -stol

Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstoʊl, -ˈstɒl

Definition of extolment

Origin : also extoll, c.1400, "to lift up," from Latin extollere "to place on high, raise, elevate," figuratively "to exalt, praise," from ex- "up" (see ex-) + tollere "to raise," from PIE *tel-, *tol- "to bear, carry" (cf. Greek talantos "bearing, suffering," tolman "to carry, bear," telamon "broad strap for bearing something," Atlas "the 'Bearer' of Heaven;" Lithuanian tiltas "bridge;" Sanskrit tula "balance," tulayati "lifts up, weighs;" Latin tolerare "to bear, support," latus "borne;" Old English þolian "to endure;" Armenian tolum "I allow"). Figurative sense of "praise highly" in English is first attested c.1500. Related: Extolled; extolling.

noun praise

Example sentences :

It is not possible to conceive knowledge otherwise than as living knowledge, and as the extolment of our 109 own personality.
Extract from : « The Reform of Education » by Giovanni Gentile

Culture then is the extolment of our being, the formation of our spirit, or better, its liberation and its beatification.
Extract from : « The Reform of Education » by Giovanni Gentile

Synonyms for extolment

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