laud

¹ American  

[lawd] / lɔd /

verb (used with object)

1. to praise; extol.

   Synonyms:

   honor, applaud

   Antonyms:

   censure

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noun

1. a song or hymn of praise.

2. (used with a singular or plural verb) lauds, a canonical hour, marked especially by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins.

Laud ² American  

[lawd] / lɔd /

noun

1. William, 1573–1645, archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism: executed for treason.

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laud ¹ British  

/ lɔːd /

verb

1. (tr) to praise or glorify

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noun

1. praise or glorification

Laud ² British  

/ lɔːd /

noun

1. William. 1573–1645, English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury (1633–45). His persecution of Puritans and his High Church policies in England and Scotland were a cause of the Civil War; he was impeached by the Long Parliament (1640) and executed

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Other Word Forms

• laudator noun
• lauder noun
• overlaud verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of laud

First recorded in 1300–50; (verb) Middle English lauden, from Latin laudāre “to praise,” derivative of laus (stem laud- ) “praise”; (noun) Middle English laude, back formation from laudes (plural), from Late Latin, special use of plural of Latin laus “praise”

Related Words

• admire
• adore
• celebrate
• commend
• compliment
• eulogize
• extol
• honor
• revere