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laud       [lawd] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to praise; extol.
–noun
2.a song or hymn of praise.
3.lauds, (used with a singular or plural verb) Ecclesiastical. a canonical hour, marked esp. by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins.
[Origin: 1300–50; (v.) ME lauden < L laudāre to praise, deriv. of laus (s. laud-) praise; (n.) ME laude, back formation from laudes (pl.) < LL, special use of pl. of L laus praise]

—Related forms
lauder, lau·da·tor       [law-dey-ter] Pronunciation Key, noun

—Synonyms 1. applaud, honor.
—Antonyms 1. censure.
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Laud       [lawd] Pronunciation Key
–noun
William, 1573–1645, archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism: executed for treason.
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laud       (lôd)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   laud·ed, laud·ing, lauds
To give praise to; glorify. See Synonyms at praise.

n.  
  1. Praise; glorification.
  2. A hymn or song of praise.
  3. lauds also Lauds (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
    1. Ecclesiastical The service of prayers following the matins and constituting with them the first of the seven canonical hours.
    2. The time appointed for this service.


[Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudāre, from laus, laud-, praise.]

laud'er n.
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Laud       (lôd)  Pronunciation Key 
English prelate who as archbishop of Canterbury (1633-1645) supported Charles I and absolutism in church and state. His attempts to impose High Church doctrine on Protestants in Scotland and England led to his execution for treason by Parliament.

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laud  (v.)
1377, from O.Fr. lauder, from L. laudere "to praise," from laus (gen. laudis) "praise, fame glory." Cognate with O.E. leoð "song, poem, hymn," from P.Gmc. *leuthan (cf. O.N. ljoð "strophe," Ger. Leid "song," Goth. liuþon "to praise"). Lauds (c.1340, from O.Fr.) is the morning Church service in which psalms of praise to God (Psalms 148-150) are sung. Laudable first recorded c.1420.

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laud

verb
praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" 

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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.

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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.

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