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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Laud

Laud, n.

noun

n. [Lat. laus, laudis, It. laude, lode, O. Sp. laude, Pr. laus, lau, O. Fr. los, loz.]

Sense 1. An extolling in words; eulogy; honorable mention; praise; commendation. [Obs.] “Laud be to God.” Shak.

Sense 2. That part of divine worship which consists in praise.

☞ In the Roman Catholic church, the prayers formerly used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, were called lauds.

Sense 3. Music or singing in honor of any one.

Laud, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. LAUDED; p. pr. & vb. n. LAUDING.] [From the noun; Lat. laudare, It. laudare, lodare, O. Sp. laudar, N. Sp. loar, Pg. louvar, Pr. louzer, Fr. louer, O. Fr. loer.] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.