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   Laud , n. [L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i.]
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   High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. “Laud be to God.”  
   Shak.
   
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   So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same.
   Tyndals.
   
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   A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl.
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   ☞ In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds.
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   Music or singing in honor of any one.
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   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.
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   With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name.
   Book of Common Prayer.
   
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