[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   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
see also:
laud 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
lauded lauding allow 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

laud
     v : praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's
         children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" syn: extol,
          exalt, glorify, proclaim
see also:
extol exalt glorify proclaim 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

114 moby thesaurus words for "laud":
   agnus dei, benedicite, gloria, gloria patri, gloria in excelsis,
   introit, magnificat, miserere, nunc dimittis, te deum, trisagion,
   vedic hymn, acclaim, accolade, admire, adore, adulate, adulation,
   advance, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, apotheosis,
   apotheosize, belaud, bepraise, bepraisement, bless, bless the lord,
   blow up, boast of, brag about, canticle, celebrate, chant, chorale,
   commend, congratulation, cry up, deification, deify, doxologize,
   doxology, eloge, emblazon, encomium, eulogium, eulogize, eulogy,
   exalt, exaltation, excessive praise, extol, flatter, flattery,
   glorification, glorify, glorify the lord, glory, hallelujah,
   hero worship, hero-worship, homage, hommage, honor, hosanna, hymn,
   hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, idolatry, idolize,
   idolizing, kudos, laudation, lionize, lionizing, magnification,
   magnify, make much of, mantra, meed of praise, motet, offertory,
   offertory sentence, overpraise, paean, panegyric, panegyrize,
   pay tribute, porter aux nues, praise, praise god, promote, psalm,
   psalmody, puff, puff up, recommend, report, response, responsory,
   revere, reverence, salute, sing praises, tribute, trumpet,
   venerate, versicle, worship

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