LAUDS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Lauds

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from the frequent use, in Psalms 148–150, of the Latin imperative laudate! ‘praise ye!’ (see also laud)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: lɔːdz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a service of morning prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said or chanted at daybreak, though historically it was often held with matins on the previous night

Short Definition:

service of morning prayer in Divine Office of Western Christian Church

Examples:
  • from the abbey church we could hear the faint chanting of lauds

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