Commendatory

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Serving to commend.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary
  • n. A commendation; eulogy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising.
  • adj. Holding a benefice in commendam.
  • n. A commendation; eulogy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Serving to commend; presenting to favorable notice or reception; containing approval, praise, or recommendation: as, a commendatory letter.
  • Holding a benefice in commendam: as, a commendatory bishop.
  • Held in commendam. See commendam.
  • n. A commendation; a eulogy.
  • n. One who holds a benefice in commendam.
  • n. See commendam.
  • n. Also commendatary.
  • Word Usage
    "One and all, the professors, the preachers, and the editors, hold their jobs by serving the Plutocracy, and their service consists of propagating only such ideas as are either harmless to or commendatory of the Plutocracy."
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    commending    praising    commendation    eulogy   
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