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The word "extol" is used in literature as a powerful verb to convey enthusiastic praise and adoration. In many religious texts it strongly communicates reverence—heard in works that celebrate divine justice and deliverance [1, 2, 3, 4]—while in other writings it is invoked to underscore the merits of human genius, military prowess, or noble deeds [5, 6, 7]. At times, its employment carries a note of irony or caution, critiquing superficial commendation or the exaggeration of virtues [8, 9]. Its long-standing presence, even noted in classical lexicons [10, 11], reflects its versatility as a word that elevates discourse, whether in earnest lyrical exaltation or in more nuanced, critical commentary.
  1. Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  2. I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made my enemies to rejoice over me.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  3. Begin ye to the Lord with timbrels, sing ye to the Lord with cymbals, tune unto him a new psalm, extol and call upon his name. 16:3.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  4. I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  5. "I cannot sufficiently extol the genius with which de Hamal managed our flight.
    — from Villette by Charlotte Brontë
  6. I was then delighted, and, with many others and more than they, did I praise and extol him.
    — from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
  7. 49 The rumour spreads through the entire city; they extol the Fabii to the skies by their encomiums.
    — from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy
  8. For poor Laura's sake, I make it a point never to extol any indications of genius.
    — from Coelebs In Search of a Wife by Hannah More
  9. He even employed phrases of a repulsive nature in his attempts to extol the power of the Indulgence preached by him.
    — from Luther, vol. 1 of 6 by Hartmann Grisar
  10. ἐμεγάλῡνα, to enlarge, amplify, Mat. 23.5; to manifest in an extraordinary degree, Lu. 1.58; to magnify, exalt, extol, Lu. 1.46.
    — from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield
  11. έδοξάσθην, according to the various significations of δόξα , to think, suppose, judge; to extol, magnify, Mat. 6.2.
    — from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield

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