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名詞

applaudit (複数形 applaudits)

1. (archaic) A plaudit; praise.
   • 1900, Robert Seth McCallen, The Devil in robes, or, The sin of priests

     In my heart I inwardly cursed the Catholic world, but my soul was touched with compassion for this poor, old soul, wandering around in a big city, afraid to return to her shelter that night on account of not having secured enough money to appease an infamous and greedy priestcraft that they might receive an applaudit from Rome.

   • 1935, Rev. M. S. Fitzpatrick, Mind and the Universal Frame (page 33)

     For despite all the glamour of popular applaudits, the spirit of greed a world develops in man, or the allurements of self-indulgence, on a close analysis as to their relationship to life it develops that they are but misleading baits.