laudation
noun
an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
self-laudation
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a word derived from
laudation.
Example Sentences
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The old man got madder than ever—that is, in the sense of self-laudation.
From World's End A Story in Three Books by Richard Jefferies
He was liberal in his self-laudation, and assured the public that though his Pastorals might not fulfil the strict definition laid down in the Guardian, they were, like Virgil's, "something better."
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Alexander Pope
Immediately a lot of half-baked professional men seize upon it, more with the object of self-laudation and advertisement than in a true scientific spirit.
From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown
I might corrupt some immaculate soul, inspire some actor or actress, singer or songstress, with an itch for public self-laudation, a foible from which they are all at present so free.
From A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade
Back of all this self-laudation there was an ulterior motive hardly confessed to myself.
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
