Associations to the word «Laud»

Wiktionary

LAUD, noun. Praise or glorification.
LAUD, noun. Hymn of praise.
LAUD, noun. (in the plural) (also Lauds) A prayer service following matins.
LAUD, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) to praise, to glorify

Dictionary definition

LAUD, verb. Praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats