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eulogistic

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eu⋅lo⋅gis⋅tic

  [yoo-luh-jis-tik]
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–adjective
pertaining to or containing eulogy; laudatory.
Also, eu⋅lo⋅gis⋅ti⋅cal.

Origin:
1815–25; eulogist + -ic

Related forms:
eu⋅lo⋅gis⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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eu·lo·gize   (yōō'lə-jīz')   
tr.v.   eu·lo·gized, eu·lo·giz·ing, eu·lo·giz·es
To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal eulogy.
eu'lo·gist (-jĭst) n., eu'lo·gis'tic (-jĭs'tĭk) adj., eu'lo·giz'er n.
eu·lo·gy   (yōō'lə-jē)   
n.   pl. eu·lo·gies

  1. A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died.

  2. High praise or commendation.


[Middle English euloge, from Medieval Latin eulogium, from Greek eulogiā, praise : eu-, eu- + -logos, speech; see -logy.]
eu'lo·gis'tic (-jĭs'tĭk) adj., eu'lo·gis'ti·cal·ly adv.
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