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Webster 1913 Edition
Laud
1.
High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.
“Laud be to God.” 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.
☞ 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.
Laud
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lauded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lauding
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Laud
LAUD
,Noun.
1.
Praise; commendation; an extolling in words; honorable mention. [Little used.]2.
That part of divine worship which consists in praise.3.
Music or singing in honor of any one.LAUD
,Verb.
T.