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laud

  [lawd]
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–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] , noun

Synonyms:
1. applaud, honor.

Antonyms:
1. censure.

Laud

  [lawd]
–noun
William, 1573–1645, archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism: executed for treason.
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laud   (lôd)   
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.
Laud   (lôd)   
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

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.

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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Language Translation for : laud
Spanish: tabla, plancha,
German: das Brett,
Japanese: 板
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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