kudos

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

kudos
    n 1: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always
         appreciated praise for his work" [syn: {praise},
         {congratulations}, {kudos}, {extolment}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Kudos \Ku"dos\ (k[=u]"d[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^dos glory.]
   Glory; fame; renown; praise. --W. H. Russel.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Kudos \Ku"dos\, v. t.
   To praise; to extol; to glorify. "Kudos'd egregiously." [R.]
   --Southey.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

76 Moby Thesaurus words for "kudos":
      acclaim, acclamation, accolade, adulation, apotheosis, applause,
      award, badge, bays, bepraisement, celebrity, character, citation,
      congratulation, decoration, deification, dignity, distinction,
      eclat, eloge, encomium, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation,
      excessive praise, face, fame, famousness, figure, flattery,
      glorification, glory, hero worship, high place, homage, hommage,
      honor, honorable mention, idolatry, idolizing, illustriousness,
      laud, laudation, laurels, lionizing, magnification, meed of praise,
      mention, name, notoriety, notoriousness, overpraise, paean,
      panegyric, plaudits, popularity, position, praise, preeminence,
      prestige, prominence, publicity, rank, reclame, recognition,
      renown, report, reputation, repute, standing, station, stature,
      status, the bubble reputation, tribute, vogue