| Laud (lôd), William 1573-1645. English prelate who as archbishop of Canterbury (1633-1645) supported Charles I and absolutism in church and state. His attempts to impose High Church doctrine on Protestants in Scotland and England led to his execution for treason by Parliament. |
| laud (lôd) tr.v. laud·ed, laud·ing, lauds To give praise to; glorify. See Synonyms at praise. n. 1. Praise; glorification. 2. A hymn or song of praise. 3. lauds also Lauds (used with a sing. or pl. verb) a. Ecclesiastical The service of prayers following the matins and constituting with them the first of the seven canonical hours. b. The time appointed for this service. [Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laud  re, from laus, laud-, praise.]laud  er n. |
laud [lɔːd] Literary
vb
(tr) to praise or glorify
n
praise or glorification
[vb from Latin laudāre; n from laudēs, pl of Latin laus praise]
lauder n
Laud [lɔːd]
n
(Biographies / Laud, William (1573-1645) M, English, RELIGION: clergyman, POLITICS: statesman) William. 1573-1645, English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45). His persecution of Puritans and his High Church policies in England and Scotland were a cause of the Civil War; he was impeached by the Long Parliament (1640) and executed
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| Verb | 1. | laud - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" ensky - exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise crack up - rhapsodize about hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God" |
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