MEANING
The morning office of praise in traditional Christian daily worship.
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Words that belong together
- the office of Lauds
- attend Lauds
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They heard the office of Lauds while mist still covered the lower garden.
After Lauds, the novices returned to work without speaking.
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Word forms
- Base
- lauds
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Fixed-plural liturgical name; normally treated as the name of a single office. Not a separate record for the verb laud. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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