laudation
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin laudatio; compare Old English taudation. See laud.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlaudation (countable and uncountable, plural laudations)
- The act of lauding; high praise or commendation.
- 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 37:
- 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.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:praise
Antonyms
editTranslations
editact of lauding