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Definition of panegyric - 5 dictionary results

pan⋅e⋅gyr⋅ic

  [pan-i-jir-ik, -jahy-rik]
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–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 panēgyricus of, belonging to a public assembly < Gk panēgyrikós, equiv. to pangyr(is) solemn assembly (pan- pan- + -ēgyris, 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)   
n.  
  1. A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment.
  2. Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium.

[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

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.

Panegyric

Pan`e*gyr"ic\, Panegyrical \Pan`e*gyr"ic*al\, a. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from ? an assembly of the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + ?, an assembly.] Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory. "Panegyric strains." --Pope. -- Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly, adv.

Some of his odes are panegyrical. --Dryden.
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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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