English Explanatory Dictionary

laud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Glorification or praise.
  2. Hymn of praise.
  3. A prayer service following matins.
verb
  1. To praise; to glorify.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States.

Pronunciation

/lɔːd/ /loːd/ en-au-laud.ogg /lɔd/ /lɑd/

Word forms

laud lauds lauding lauded

Etymology

From Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.

Synonyms

ainoi commend exalt extol aggrandize applaud enthrone appraise belaud bepraise cry up eulogize glorify honor idolize laud lionize magnify panegyrize praise puff revere speak well of transfigure venerate worthy

Related words

leed lied besing canonical hours lauder

Derived words

belaud laudable laudingly overlaud unlauded
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