panegyric
a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
formal or elaborate praise.
Origin of panegyric
1Other words for panegyric
Other words from panegyric
- pan·e·gyr·i·cal, adjective
- pan·e·gyr·i·cal·ly, adverb
- self-pan·e·gyr·ic, adjective
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How to use panegyric in a sentence
But in his own time the obloquy will probably make as much noise and find as much credit as the panegyric.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThey were located in the midst of a fertile country, now dreary and desolate, which was the object of great panegyric.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John LordNo, not if all the poets joined in one grand panegyric, you would never know what it all meant.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill StarrSheridan fanned the flame; he taunted Burke with inconsistency, and pronounced a panegyric on the revolutionary leaders.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThey treat of love, without making us feel any tenderness; and abound in panegyric, without exciting admiration.
British Dictionary definitions for panegyric
/ (ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk) /
a formal public commendation; eulogy
Origin of panegyric
1Derived forms of panegyric
- panegyrical, adjective
- panegyrically, adverb
- panegyrist, noun
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