About The Word Laud
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What's The Definition Of Laud?
[v] praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Laud: exalt | extol | glorify | proclaim Related Terms | Find terms related to Laud: acclaim | accolade | admire | adore | adulate | adulation | advance | Agnus Dei | alleluia | answer | anthem | antiphon | antiphony | apotheosis | apotheosize | belaud | Benedicite | bepraise | bepraisement | bless | bless the Lord | blow up | boast of | brag about | canticle | celebrate | chant | chorale | commend | congratulation | cry up | deification | deify | doxologize | doxology | eloge | emblazon | encomium | eulogium | eulogize | eulogy | exalt | exaltation | excessive praise | extol | flatter | flattery | Gloria | Gloria in Excelsis | Gloria Patri | glorification | glorify | glorify the Lord | glory | hallelujah | hero worship | hero-worship | homage | hommage | honor | hosanna | hymn | hymn of praise | hymnody | hymnography | hymnology | idolatry | idolize | idolizing | Introit | kudos | laudation | lionize | lionizing | Magnificat | magnification | magnify | make much of | mantra | meed of praise | Miserere | motet | Nunc Dimittis | offertory | offertory sentence | overpraise | paean | panegyric | panegyrize | pay tribute | porter aux nues | praise | praise God | promote | psalm | psalmody | puff | puff up | recommend | report | response | responsory | revere | reverence | salute | sing praises | Te Deum | tribute | Trisagion | trumpet | Vedic hymn | venerate | versicle | worship See Also | canonize | crack up | ensky | hymn | praise Laud In Webster's Dictionary \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\, 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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