eulogium

[ yoo-loh-jee-uh m ]

/ yuˈloʊ dʒi əm /

a eulogy.

eulogistic language.

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1700–10; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin eu- eu- + (ē)logium inscription on a tombstone

"Plato as a Christian would have spoken thus," said M. de Lamartine of this dialogue, and the eulogium is only just.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur
I am not going to write a eulogium on liberty, but I wish to set down three points which have not been sufficiently noticed.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3|Various
The company eyed the objects of this eulogium with great attention.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He thought also that he was passing a just eulogium on Mrs. Prime, in declaring that she was of the same opinion.
Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope

After the gospel, M. de Fnelon, the same who had preached the eulogium of Frontenac the year previously, mounted the pulpit.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton