'Laud' definitions:

Definition of 'laud'

From: WordNet
verb
Praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]

Definition of 'Laud'

From: GCIDE
  • Laud \Laud\, n. [L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. "Laud be to God." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. --Tyndals. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Music or singing in honor of any one. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Laud'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name. --Book of Common Prayer. [1913 Webster]