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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAUD, n. [L. laus, laudis; Gr. ; Eng. loud. See Loud.]
1. Praise; commendation; an extolling in words; honorable mention. [Little used.]
2. That part of divine worship which consists in praise.
3. Music or singing in honor of any one.
LAUD, v.t. [L. laudo.] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]

Merriam Webster's

biographical name William 1573-1645 English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45) • Laudian adjective

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English laudes (plural), from Medieval Latin, from Latin, plural of laud-, laus praise Date: 14th century 1. plural but singular or plural in construction, often capitalized an office of solemn praise to God forming with matins the first of the canonical hours 2. praise, acclaim II. transitive verb Etymology: Latin laudare, from laud-, laus Date: 14th century praise, extol

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. praise or extol, esp. in hymns. --n. 1 literary praise; a hymn of praise. 2 (in pl.) the traditional morning prayer of the Roman Catholic Church. Etymology: ME: (n.) f. OF laude, (v.) f. L laudare, f. L laus laudis praise

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Laud Laud, n. [L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i.] 1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. ``Laud be to God.'' --Shak. So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. --Tyndals. 2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl. Note: In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds. 3. Music or singing in honor of any one.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Laud Laud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. Allow.] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol. With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name. --Book of Common Prayer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lauds, lauding, lauded) If people laud someone, they praise and admire them. (JOURNALISM) He lauded the work of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees... They lauded the former president as a hero... Dickens was lauded for his social and moral sensitivity... VERB: V n, V n as n, V n for n • lauded ...the most lauded actress in New York. ADJ

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lod: A verb meaning "to praise," used in Ro 15:11 the King James Version, and Ps 117:1; 145:4. The Revised Version (British and American) either should have avoided the word altogether or else should have used it much more extensively--preferably the latter, as the word is not obsolete in liturgical English.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Praise, extol, celebrate, magnify.

Foolish Dictionary

Praise for the Almighty. (See LAUDANUM)

Moby Thesaurus

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