panegyric
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ɪˈdʒɪr noun
1.
a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
2.
formal or elaborate praise.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin, noun use of panēgyricus of, belonging to a public assembly < Greek panēgyrikós, equivalent to panḗgyr(is) solemn assembly (pan- pan- + -ēgyris, combining form of ágyris gathering; cf. category) + -ikos -ic
1590–1600; < Latin, noun use of panēgyricus of, belonging to a public assembly < Greek panēgyrikós, equivalent to panḗgyr(is) solemn assembly (pan- pan- + -ēgyris, combining form of ágyris gathering; cf. category) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
pan·e·gyr·i·cal, adjective
pan·e·gyr·i·cal·ly, adverb
self-pan·e·gyr·ic, adjective
Synonyms
1. homage, tribute, encomium.
1. homage, tribute, encomium.
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| —n | |
| a formal public commendation; eulogy | |
| [C17: via French and Latin from Greek, from panēguris public gathering, from | |
| pane'gyrical | |
| —adj | |
| pane'gyrically | |
| —adv | |
| pane'gyrist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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.).
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Example sentences
What a panegyric upon the goahead character of our people.
When the year came round the poet presented his panegyric.
The spontaneous outpouring of every heart in a community is the highest panegyric that can be offered to departed worth.
Never was funeral panegyric so eloquent as the silent look of sympathy which strangers exchanged when they met on that day.
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