Laud /(?)/

1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.

   So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same.

2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl.
3. Music or singing in honor of any one.

imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding

1. To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol.

   With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name.