laud

¹

[ lawd ]

verb (used with object)

1. to praise; extol.

   Synonyms: honor, applaud

   Antonyms: censure

noun

1. a song or hymn of praise.
2. lauds, (used with a singular or plural verb) Ecclesiastical. a canonical hour, marked especially by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins.

Laud

²

[ lawd ]

noun

1. William, 1573–1645, archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism: executed for treason.

Laud

¹

/ lɔːd /

noun

1. LaudWilliam15731645MEnglishRELIGION: clergymanPOLITICS: statesman William. 1573–1645, English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury (1633–45). His persecution of Puritans and his High Church policies in England and Scotland were a cause of the Civil War; he was impeached by the Long Parliament (1640) and executed

laud

²

/ lɔːd /

verb

1. tr to praise or glorify

noun

1. praise or glorification

Derived Forms

• ˈlauder, noun

Other Words From

• laud·er lau·da·tor [law, -dey-ter], noun
• o·ver·laud verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of laud¹

First recorded in 1300–50; (verb) Middle English lauden, from Latin laudāre “to praise,” derivative of laus (stem laud- ) “praise”; (noun) Middle English laude, back formation from laudes (plural), from Late Latin, special use of plural of Latin laus “praise”

Word History and Origins

Origin of laud¹

C14: vb from Latin laudāre; n from laudēs, pl of Latin laus praise

Example Sentences

I have never met her, and I am inclined to laud her chivalry.

From The Daily Beast

Democrats and Wall Street Republicans would laud Boehner as a hero while the right would run him out of town.

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Holbrooke then used a Karzai visit to Washington in May to laud the Afghan leader with pomp, circumstance, and attention.

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All the more reason to laud—or at least not pile on—evidence of action.

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If the claims are indeed true this time, expect al Qaeda to laud its martyrs publicly.

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Illustrius mult est id quod sequitur, & ad Barbaror sensum in Baptismi laud singulare.

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He was the friend of Laud, by whose influence he was promoted, and by whose fall he was a great sufferer.

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The Long Parliament voted the canons illegal; Laud was imprisoned, and in 1642 the bishops were excluded from parliament.

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You find me, count, taking a professional and business-like survey of the laud that you promised to sell me.

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In the reign of king Charles I. archbishop Laud put the king upon republishing this declaration, which was accordingly done.

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Related Words

• admire
• adore
• celebrate
• commend
• compliment
• eulogize
• extol
• honor
• revere