Meanings
laud1
plural lauds
- countableuncountableGlorification or praise.
Laud be to God
c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]1 more example
So doo vvell and thou ſhalt have laude of the ſame (that is to ſaye of the ruler) […]
1528 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), William Tyndale, “The Obedience of Subiectes vnto Kynges Princes and Rulers. The .XIIJ. Chapter of Paul Rom.”, in The Obediẽce of a Christen Man […], [Antwerp]: [Johannes Hoochstraten], →OCLC, folio xxxiij, verso - countableuncountableHymn of praise.
present singular third person lauds · participle present lauding · participle past lauded · past lauded
- intransitivetransitiveTo praise; to glorify.
And hys mought was opened immediatly / and hys tonge / and he ſpake lawdynge god.
1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke j:[64], folio lxxiij, verso1 more example
The most recognised and lauded dictionary of Indian English today is Yule and Burnell’s Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Anglo-Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms; Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive, first published in 1886 and updated by William Crooke in 1903.
2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 485Synonyms: commend, exalt, extol, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud
Laud2
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA prayer service following matins.
verbTo praise; to glorify.
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Origin
- Latinlaudō, laudāre
- Old Frenchlauder
- Middle Englishlauden
- Englishlaud
Inherited from Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian похвала, възхвала
- похвала (pohvala)praise or glorification
- възхвала (văzhvala)praise or glorification
- хваля (hvalja)to praise, to glorify
- славя (slavja)to praise, to glorify
Catalan lloar
- lloarto praise, to glorify
Chinese Mandarin 讚揚 /赞扬, 讚頌 /赞颂
- 讚揚 /赞扬 (zànyáng)praise or glorification
- 讚頌 /赞颂 (zànsòng)praise or glorification
- 讚頌 /赞颂 (zànsòng)hymn of praise
- 讚美詩 /赞美诗 (zànměishī)hymn of praise
- 讚揚 /赞扬 (zànyáng)to praise, to glorify
- 讚頌 /赞颂 (zànsòng)to praise, to glorify
- 讚美 /赞美 (zànměi)to praise, to glorify
Dutch lofzang, prijzen
- lofzanghymn of praise
- prijzento praise, to glorify
- lovento praise, to glorify
- ophemelento praise, to glorify
Esperanto laŭdo, laŭdi
- laŭdopraise or glorification
- laŭdito praise, to glorify
Finnish ylistys, ylistyslaulu
- ylistyspraise or glorification
- ylistyslauluhymn of praise
- ylistääto praise, to glorify
French glorifier, célébrer
- glorifierto praise, to glorify
- célébrerto praise, to glorify
- exalterto praise, to glorify
German preisen
- preisento praise, to glorify
Hindi प्रशंसा, स्तुति
- प्रशंसा (praśansā)praise or glorification
- स्तुति (stuti)praise or glorification
- स्तुति (stuti)hymn of praise
- प्रशंसा करना (praśansā karnā)to praise, to glorify
Hungarian dicsőít
- dicsőítto praise, to glorify
Italian lode, lodare
- lodepraise or glorification
- lodareto praise, to glorify
- glorificareto praise, to glorify
Latin laudo
- laudoto praise, to glorify
Māori whakahira
- whakahirato praise, to glorify
Portuguese louva, louvor
- louvapraise or glorification
- louvorhymn of praise
- louvarto praise, to glorify
Romanian laudă, lăuda
- laudăpraise or glorification
- lăudato praise, to glorify
Russian хвала́, восхвале́ние
- хвала́ (xvalá)praise or glorification
- восхвале́ние (vosxvalénije)praise or glorification
- восхваля́ть (vosxvaljátʹ)to praise, to glorify
Spanish laude, lauro
- laudepraise or glorification
- lauropraise or glorification
- loorpraise or glorification
- loarto praise, to glorify
- laudarto praise, to glorify
Vietnamese khen ngợi
- khen ngợito praise, to glorify
Zulu -bonga, -dumisa
- -bongato praise, to glorify
- -dumisato praise, to glorify
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Cite this entry
laud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laud
“laud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laud. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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