laudatorius

Laudatorius is a Latin adjective meaning “praising” or “laudatory.” It is formed from the verb laudare, “to praise,” and the agent noun laudator, “one who praises,” with the suffix -ius indicating relation. In Classical Latin it would modify a noun to denote things associated with praise, for example orationes laudatoriae meaning “laudatory speeches” or verba laudatoria meaning “words of praise.”

In English, laudatorius is primarily of philological or scholarly interest, and its more common cognates are the adjectives laudatory and the noun laudation. Related Latin nouns include laudator (a praiser) and laudatio (a eulogy, praise). A less common English form, laudatorian, may be used to describe something pertaining to a laudation or to a speaker who delivers one, though it remains rare.

Usage context for the term centers on expressions or acts of praise, especially in rhetorical or ceremonial settings. The word is most often encountered in studies of Latin language and literature rather than in contemporary prose, where lauding is usually expressed with more common vocabulary.

See also: Laudatio, Laudation, Laudator.