[lɔːdz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a service of morning prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said or chanted at daybreak, though historically it was often held with matins on the previous night
(e.g: from the abbey church we could hear the faint chanting of lauds)


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Origin:
Middle English: from the frequent use, in Psalms 148–150, of the Latin imperative laudate! ‘praise ye!’ (see also laud)