transitive verb (past and past participlelaud·ed, present participlelaud·ing, 3rd person present singularlauds)
Definition:
praise somebody: to glorify somebody, or praise somebody highly
noun (plurallauds)
Definition:
1. great praise: high praise, acclaim, or glorification
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literary
)
2. music song of praise: a hymn of praise or glorification
3. christianity first prayer of day: in the Roman Catholic Church, the first prayer of the seven separate hours canonical hours that are set aside for prayer each day
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often used in the plural
)
[14th century. Noun via French< Latin laud- "praise"; verb < Latin laudere "to praise" < laud-]
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