Defn: 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. Book of Common Prayer.
LAUDABILITY
Laud`a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. laudabilitas.]
Defn: Laudableness; praiseworthiness.
LAUDABLE Laud"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See Laud, v. i.]
1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. Arbuthnot.
LAUDABLENESS
Laud"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
LAUDABLY
Laud"a*bly, adv.