laud /ˈlɔd/
 讚美,稱讚(vt.)讚美,稱讚


 Laud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding.]  To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.
    With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name.   --Book of Common Prayer.

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 Laud n.
 1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. “Laud be to God.”
    So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same.   --Tyndals.
 2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl.
 Note: ☞ In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds.
 3. Music or singing in honor of any one.


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