Synonyms for laudation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : law-dey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : lɔˈdeɪ ʃən

Top 10 synonyms for laudation Other synonyms for the word laudation

Définition of laudation

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Latin laudationem (nominative laudatio) "a praising, commendation," noun of action from past participle stem of laudare "to praise" (see laud).
  • noun praise
Example sentences :
  • It is wonderful how a mite of laudation will prod us to be more worthy.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
  • I have no intention of saying a word in laudation of the Atlantic cable.
  • Extract from : « Cyrus W. Field; his Life and Work » by Isabella Field Judson
  • He heard nothing but laudation of the wine and remarks upon the cookery.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Butterfly » by Walter Besant
  • The laudation here too is characteristic; but it disposes of Carlyle's.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of States » by J. M. Robertson
  • There was no chattering about clever men, and no laudation of good men.
  • Extract from : « A Critic in Pall Mall » by Oscar Wilde
  • Nor, in this laudation of the short-horns, are we at all mistaken.
  • Extract from : « Rural Architecture » by Lewis Falley Allen
  • Laudation and denunciation were poured out with equal liberality.
  • Extract from : « Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field » by Thomas W. Knox
  • It is used as a vehicle for the cheapest forms of wit and the most personal attack or laudation.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Contrasts » by James Fullarton Muirhead
  • One day she retorted pertly when some covert remark, not altogether to her new mother's laudation, had been made by Lillian.
  • Extract from : « By the Light of the Soul » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • They apologized and confessed that their misapprehensions had been due to the absurd style of laudation in The Examiner.
  • Extract from : « Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats » by Barnette Miller
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