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LAUDED
Verb
lauded
simple past tense and past participle of laud
Anagrams
• daudle, dualed
Source: Wiktionary
LAUD
Laud, n. Etym: [L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i.]
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.
Note: 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, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding.] Etym: [L.laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. Allow.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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