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Esteem vs Commendation - What's the difference?

esteem | commendation |

As nouns the difference between esteem and commendation

is that esteem is favourable regard while commendation is the act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

As a verb esteem

is to set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.

esteem

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Alternative forms

* (archaic) * esteeme (obsolete)

Noun

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  • favourable regard
  • Derived terms

    * self-esteem

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
  • * Bible, Job xxxvi. 19
  • Will he esteem thy riches?
  • * Tennyson
  • You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it.
  • To regard something as valuable; to prize.
  • To look upon something in a particular way.
  • Mary is an esteemed member of the community.
  • * Bible, Deuteronomy xxxii. 15
  • Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
  • * Bishop Gardiner
  • Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence.
  • * Hawthorne
  • Famous men, whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural.
  • * 1843 , '', book 3, ch. V, ''The English
  • And greatly do I respect the solid character, — a blockhead, thou wilt say; yes, but a well- conditioned blockhead, and the best-conditioned, — who esteems all ‘Customs once solemnly acknowledged’ to be ultimate, divine, and the rule for a man to walk by, nothing doubting, not inquiring farther.
  • (obsolete) To judge; to estimate; to appraise
  • The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.

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    commendation

    English

    Noun

  • The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
  • That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
  • A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
  • An award or recognition for performance; a medal.
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