lauds

Meanings

• Noun

  An act of praising or expressing approbation; a commendation.

  - "The choir gave lauds to the new soloist."
  - "The team received lauds for their excellent performance."

• Noun

  A service of praise and prayer in the Christian Church, usually said or sung in the early morning.

  - "The monks rose early for lauds."
  - "Lauds marked the beginning of the monastic day."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lauds
bakes , cakes , faith makes , rakes

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Variants

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laud , lauded , lauding , lauds , Lauds

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Etymology

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From Old French laude, from Latin laudare 'praise, extol, commend'.

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Trivia

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1. Lauds was traditionally the first of the seven canonical hours.

2. The word 'lauds' is also used in the context of a musical composition, such as a madrigal or a motet, that is meant to be sung as part of the service.

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Related Concepts

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1. Divine Office: A set of prayers, readings, and psalms intended to be recited at specific hours of the day or night by members of religious communities.

2. Liturgy of the Hours: The official prayer schedule of the Roman Catholic Church, which includes lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers, and compline.

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Culture

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Lauds is an important part of the Divine Office, the liturgy of the hours, in Christianity. It is also used metaphorically to mean an expression of praise or commendation.

How to Memorize "lauds"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a choir singing praises to God during lauds.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lauds' with the sound of a choir singing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'lauds' is an old word for 'praises'.

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