laudation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /lɔːˈdeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laudatio; compare Old English taudation. See laud.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of lauding; high praise or commendation.
We know that the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians had already used the responsive form, notably form A (refrain), in their laudations and supplications.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 21:Thus, the myths of cinema and syndicated cartoon have served to unite the diverse races far more than the clump of the cricket-ball and the clipped rebukes and laudations of their masters.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 37:[…] his wondrous laudations and defendings of the unfriended Turner […]
1857, London Quarterly Review, volume 7, page 498:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laudations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
hy գովեստ (act of lauding) · grc δοξολογία (act of lauding) · mk вели́чање (act of lauding) · pt loa (act of lauding) · bg възхвала (act of lauding) · es loa (act of lauding) · mk славо́појка (act of lauding) · it lode (act of lauding) · bg хвалебствие (act of lauding)