laud : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: laud	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for laud
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laud v praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" Synonym(s): laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laud \Laud\, n. [L. laus, laudis. See {Laud}, v. i.] 1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. [bd]Laud be to God.[b8] --Shak. So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. --Tyndals. 2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl. Note: In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds. 3. Music or singing in honor of any one.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laud \Laud\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lauding}.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. {Allow}.] 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.