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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Laud

/lôd/ · IPA /lɔd/
01 n. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.
  1. 1.
    High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.
    “So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same.” — Tyndals.
  2. 2.
    A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl.
  3. 3.
    Music or singing in honor of any one.
02 v. i. To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.
imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding
  1. 1.
    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.