hail as

hail someone as something

to praise someone for being something. The active members hailed him as fraternity brother of the year. Sally was hailed as an effective leader.

To praise someone for being something: The veterans were hailed as heroes when they marched in the parade.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Christine	krees-TEEN (French), kris-TEEN (English), kris-TEE-nə (German, Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Esaias	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Miriam	MIR-ee-əm (English)	Hebrew, English, German, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Margareeta	MAHR-gah-re:-tah	Finnish (Rare)
Kalani	-	Hawaiian
Elsje	-	Dutch