laudation

[ law-dey-shuh n ]

/ lɔˈdeɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.

Origin of laudation

1425–75; late Middle English laudacion < Latin laudātiōn- (stem of laudātiō) a praising, equivalent to laudāt(us) (past participle of laudāre to laud) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM laudation

in·ter·lau·da·tion, noun o·ver·lau·da·tion, noun self-lau·da·tion, noun

Words nearby laudation

lauan, laud, lauda, laudable, laudanum, laudation, laudatory, lauder, lauderdale lakes, lauderhill, laudian

Example sentences from the Web for laudation

Their efforts in this direction have fully earned for them their own peculiar form of laudation as "actually equal to cash."

The Book-Hunter |John Hill Burton
The style of the book is clear and condensed, and its fairness and impartiality a subject of laudation.

The International Magazine, Vol. IV. New-York, December 1, 1851. No. V. |Various
He heard nothing but laudation of the wine and remarks upon the cookery.

The Golden Butterfly |Walter Besant
The war record of General Longstreet will always remain a theme of laudation by the sons of Southerners.

Lee and Longstreet at High Tide |Helen D. Longstreet

His extravagant phrases of laudation, in which the prince is credited with almost more than human qualities, cannot interest us.

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam |Ephraim Emerton

British Dictionary definitions for laudation

laudation

/ (lɔːˈdeɪʃən) /

noun

a formal word for praise

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