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Laud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding.] 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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Laud n.
1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. “Laud be to God.”
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 : praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's
children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: extol,
exalt, glorify, proclaim]