laud

lɔːd

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Definition of laud - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

commendpraise someone, often publicly or in a formal way

The mayor will laud the volunteers at the ceremony.

acclaim

commend

extol

Noun

music

Rare

song or hymn of praise

Rare

The choir sang a laud during the service.

anthem

hymn

psalm

religion

Rare

morning prayer service

Rare

They attended lauds at the church every morning.

matins

morning prayer

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Origin of laud

Latin, laudare (to praise)

Examples of laud in a sentence

We laud his courage in challenging times.
The laud echoed through the ancient cathedral.
A beautiful laud was composed for the king's coronation.
Lauds were sung by the choir at dawn.
The monastery held lauds daily.

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French:louer, louange, ...
German:loben, Loblied, ...
Italian:lodare, lode, ...
Spanish:elogiar, alabanza, ...
Portuguese:elogiar, hino de louvor, ...
Chinese:表扬, 赞美诗, ...
Japanese:称賛する, 賛歌, ...
Arabic:يُشِيدُ, تَرْنِيمَة مَدِيح, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁבֵּחַ, מִזְמוֹר, ...
Russian:восхвалять, гимн, ...
Ukrainian:хвалити, гімн хвали, ...
Hindi:प्रशंसा करना, प्रशंसा गीत, ...
Bengali:প্রশংসা করা, স্তোত্র, ...
Catalan:elogiar, himne, ...
Czech:chválit, chvalozpěv, ...
Danish:lovprise, lovsang, ...
Dutch:prijzen, lofzang, ...
Greek:επαινώ, ύμνος, ...
Hungarian:méltatni, dicsőítő ének, ...
Khmer:សរសើរ, បទសរសើរ, ...
Korean:칭찬하다, 찬가, ...
Persian:ستودن, سرود ستایش, ...
Polish:chwalić, hymn pochwalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):elogiar, louvor, ...
Romanian:a lăuda, laudă, ...
Swedish:prisa, lovsång, ...
Thai:ยกย่อง, เพลงสรรเสริญ, ...
Turkish:övmek, ilah, ...
Vietnamese:tán dương, bài ca ngợi, ...

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