extoll the virtues of

extoll the virtues of somebody/something

(formal)

to praise the good qualities of someone or something He wrote several magazine articles extolling the virtues of country life.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abigaia	-	Biblical Greek
Marlene	mahr-LE-nə (German), MAHR-leen (English)	German, English
WŁAdysŁAwa	vwah-di-SWAH-vah	Polish
Anastasia	[.ænə'steizjə]
Ravenna	-	English (Rare)
Nehemiah	nee-hə-MIE-ə (English)	Biblical