Panegyric

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment.
  • n. Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of eulogy.
  • adj. Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Addressed to a festal assembly; epidictic; hence, containing praise or eulogy; of the nature of panegyric; encomiastic.
  • n. A eulogy, written or spoken, in praise of some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium.
  • n. Praise bestowed on some person, action, or character; laudation: as, a tone of exaggerated panegyric.
  • n. Synonyms Encomium, etc. see eulogy.
  • To praise.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a formal expression of praise
  • adj. formally expressing praise
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    extolment    praise    congratulations    kudos   
    Variant
    eulogy   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    encomiastic    laudatory    eulogy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    declamation    eulogy    oration    commendation    harangue    exhortations    adulation    eulogium    compliment    ode