Panegyric
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pan·e·gyr·ic 
[pan-i-jir-ik, -jahy-rik] Pronunciation Key
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[pan-i-jir-ik, -jahy-rik] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy. |
| 2. | formal or elaborate praise. |
[Origin: 1590–1600; < L, n. use of panégyricus of, belonging to a public assembly < Gk panégyrikós, equiv. to pan
gyr(is) solemn assembly (pan- pan- + -égyris, comb. form of ágyris gathering; cf. category) + -ikos -ic]
gyr(is) solemn assembly (pan- pan- + -égyris, comb. form of ágyris gathering; cf. category) + -ikos -ic] —Related forms
pan·e·gyr·i·cal, adjective
pan·e·gyr·i·cal·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. homage, tribute, encomium.
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| pan·e·gyr·ic
(pān'ə-jĭr'ĭk, -jī'rĭk) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin panēgyricus, from Greek panēgurikos (logos), (speech) at a public assembly, panegyric, from panēguris, public assembly : pan-, pan- + aguris, assembly, marketplace; see ger- in Indo-European roots.] pan'e·gyr'i·cal adj., pan'e·gyr'i·cal·ly adv. |
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panegyric
1603, "eulogy, laudation," from Fr. panégyrique (1512), from L. panegyricus "public eulogy," originally an adj., from Gk. panegyrikos (logos) "(a speech) given in a public assembly," from panegyris "public assembly in honor of a god," from pan- "all" (q.v.) + agyris "place of assembly," Aeolic form of agora (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| panegyric | |
adjective | |
| 1. | formally expressing praise [syn: encomiastic] |
noun | |
| 1. | a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium] |
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Panegyric
Eu"lo*gy\, n.; pl. Eulogies. [Gr. ?, from ? well speaking; ? well + ? to speak. Cf. Eulogium, and see Legend.] A speech or writing in commendation of the character or services of a person; as, a fitting eulogy to worth. Eulogies turn into elegies. --Spenser. Syn: Encomium; praise; panegyric; applause. Usage: Eulogy, Eulogium, Encomium, Panegyric. The idea of praise is common to all these words. The word encomium is used of both persons and things which are the result of human action, and denotes warm praise. Eulogium and eulogy apply only to persons and are more studied and of greater length. A panegyric was originally a set speech in a full assembly of the people, and hence denotes a more formal eulogy, couched in terms of warm and continuous praise, especially as to personal character. We may bestow encomiums on any work of art, on production of genius, without reference to the performer; we bestow eulogies, or pronounce a eulogium, upon some individual distinguished for his merit public services; we pronounce a panegyric before an assembly gathered for the occasion.
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Panegyric
Pan`e*gyr"ic\, n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s: cf. F. pan['e]gyrique. See Panegyric, a.] An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of Eulogy.
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