laud
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(lôd) 
tr.v., laud·ed, laud·ing, lauds.
To give praise to; glorify. See synonyms at praise.
n.
tr.v., laud·ed, laud·ing, lauds.
To give praise to; glorify. See synonyms at praise.
n.
- Praise; glorification.
- A hymn or song of praise.
- lauds also Lauds (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
- Ecclesiastical. The service of prayers following the matins and constituting with them the first of the seven canonical hours.
- The time appointed for this service.
[Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudāre, from laus, laud-, praise.]
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verb
- To pay tribute or homage to: acclaim, celebrate, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, hail2, honor, magnify, panegyrize, praise. Idioms: sing someone's praises. See praise/blame.
- To express warm approval of: acclaim, applaud, commend, compliment, praise. See praise/blame.
- To honor (a deity) in religious worship: exalt, extol, glorify, magnify, praise. See religion.
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v
Definition: acclaim, praise
Antonyms: blame, castigate, condemn, criticize
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categories related to 'laud'
- Judgments Pro and Con - laud: praise
- Praise, Exaltation, Flattery, and Applause - laud: (vb) praise, acclaim
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Laud may refer to:
People with the surname Laud:
- William Laud (1573–1645), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Derek Laud (born 1964), British political lobbyist
People with the given name Laud:
- Laud of Coutances (6th century), bishop of Coutances
- Laud Humphreys (1930–1988), American sociologist and author
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Laud
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lovprise, prise
n. - lovprisning, lovsang, tidlig morgengudstjeneste
Nederlands (Dutch)
verheerlijken, loven, prijzen, lofzang
Français (French)
v. tr. - louer, glorifier
n. - hymne
Deutsch (German)
v. - preisen, loben
n. - Lob, Lobpreisung
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αινώ, υμνώ, δοξάζω, επαινώ, εγκωμιάζω
n. - αίνος, έπαινος
Italiano (Italian)
lodare, laude
Português (Portuguese)
n. - louvor (m)
v. - louvar
Русский (Russian)
хвалить, хвала
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alabar, elogiar, encomiar
n. - alabanza, elogio
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lova, prisa
n. - lov, pris, lovsång
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赞美, 称赞, 颂歌
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 讚美, 稱讚
n. - 讚美, 頌歌, 稱讚
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 찬양하다, 기리다
n. - 기림, 찬미 , 칭찬
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ほめたたえる, 賞賛する
n. - ロード, 賞賛, 賛美歌, 早暁祈祷, 賛課, 賛歌
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يسبح, يحمد, يمجد, يثني (الاسم) تسبيحه الصحى, ثناء أو تحميد
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הילל, שיבח
n. - מזמור תהילה
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