laud

[lawd] /lɔd/
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 especially by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins.
Origin
1300-50; (v.) Middle English lauden < Latin laudāre to praise, derivative of laus (stem laud-) praise; (noun) Middle English laude, back formation from laudes (plural) < Late Latin, special use of plural of Latin laus praise
Related forms
lauder, laudator
[law-dey-ter] /ˈlɔ deɪ tər/ (Show IPA), noun
overlaud, verb (used with object)
unlauded, adjective
Synonyms
1. applaud, honor.
Antonyms
1. censure.

Laud

[lawd] /lɔd/
noun
1.
William, 1573–1645, archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism: executed for treason.
Examples from the web for laud
  • But the living can praise thee, even those who stumble can laud thee.
  • They also laud his decision not to edit items or remove them from his archive, no matter how much pressure he receives.
  • It is helpful to laud or condemn trends that result from conscious decisions freely arrived at.
  • Governor's workforce awards laud individual, agency excellence.
British Dictionary definitions for laud

laud

/lɔːd/
verb
1.
(transitive) to praise or glorify
noun
2.
praise or glorification
Derived Forms
lauder, noun
Word Origin
C14: vb from Latin laudāre; n from laudēs, pl of Latin laus praise

Laud

/lɔːd/
noun
1.
William. 1573–1645, English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury (1633–45). His persecution of Puritans and his High Church policies in England and Scotland were a cause of the Civil War; he was impeached by the Long Parliament (1640) and executed
Word Origin and History for laud
v.

late 14c., from Old French lauder "praise, extol," from Latin laudare "to praise, commend, honor, extol, eulogize," from laus (genitive laudis) "praise, fame glory." Probably cognate with Old English leoð "song, poem, hymn," from Proto-Germanic *leuthan (cf. Old Norse ljoð "strophe," German Lied "song," Gothic liuþon "to praise"), and from an echoic PIE root *leu-. Related: Lauded; lauding.