Laud
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lɔːd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Laud is a noun meaning Glorification or praise.
Meaning
Glorification or praise.
More Meanings
- Hymn of praise.
- (in the plural, also Lauds) A prayer service following matins.
- (transitive, intransitive) To praise; to glorify.
Example Sentences
Laud be to God
And hys mought was opened immediatly / and hys tonge / and he ſpake lawdynge god.
So doo vvell and thou ſhalt have laude of the ſame (that is to ſaye of the ruler) […]
The most recognised and lauded dictionary of Indian English today is Yule and Burnell’s Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Anglo-Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms; Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive, first published in 1886 and updated by William Crooke in 1903.
Word Forms
- lauds
- lauding
- lauded
Synonyms for laud
Depending on context, synonyms include ainoi, commend, exalt, extol, aggrandize, applaud.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim, applaud, praise.
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