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laudation

American  
[law-dey-shuhn] / lɔˈdeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.


laudation British  
/ lɔːˈdeɪʃən /

noun

  1. a formal word for praise

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Other Word Forms

  • interlaudation noun
  • overlaudation noun
  • self-laudation noun

Etymology

Origin of laudation

1425–75; late Middle English laudacion < Latin laudātiōn- (stem of laudātiō ) a praising, equivalent to laudāt ( us ) (past participle of laudāre to laud ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

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Reich orchestral premiere: Tehillim, an infectious, high-spirited laudation set to Hebrew psalms, which begins with the sound of two hands clapping and ends in a full-throated blaze of hallelujahs.

From Time Magazine Archive

The medical and scientific press of every country is full of paeans of laudation.

From Time Magazine Archive

There in swift Italian he broadcast a laudation of Guglielmo Marconi, who was being made a member of that Academy.

From Time Magazine Archive

He listened and replied to speeches of grandiose laudation from all Parties.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is more subdued," it says, "than is his wont, and indulges less freely in excessive laudation and needless disparagement.

From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)