noun
laudation
Laudation (noun) means the act of praising someone highly.
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The act of praising someone highly.
"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."
— Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy) (1956)
"We know that the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians had already used the responsive form, notably form A (refrain), in their laudations and supplications."
— Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development (1929)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laudatio; compare Old English taudation. See laud.
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Rhymes for laudation
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of laudation?
"laudation" (noun) means the act of praising someone highly.
What is the opposite of laudation?
The opposite of "laudation" is condemnation.
