laud
[ lawd ]
/ lɔd /
verb (used with object)
to praise; extol.
noun
a song or hymn of praise.
lauds, (used with a singular or plural verb) Ecclesiastical. a canonical hour, marked especially by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins.
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Origin of laud
1300–50; (v.) Middle English lauden < Latin laudāre to praise, derivative of laus (stem laud-) praise; (noun) Middle English laude, back formation from laudes (plural) < Late Latin, special use of plural of Latin laus praise
Related forms
laud·er, lau·da·tor [law-dey-ter] /ˈlɔ deɪ tər/, nouno·ver·laud, verb (used with object)un·laud·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for lauded (1 of 2)
laud
/ (lɔːd) literary /
verb
(tr) to praise or glorify
noun
praise or glorification
Derived Forms
lauder, nounWord Origin for laud
C14: vb from Latin laudāre; n from laudēs, pl of Latin laus praise
British Dictionary definitions for lauded (2 of 2)
Laud
/ (lɔːd) /
noun
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
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