eulogium
Americannoun
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eulogiums,
plural
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eulogia
plural
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a eulogy.
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eulogistic language.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of eulogium
1700–10; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin eu- eu- + ( ē ) logium inscription on a tombstone
Example Sentences
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Many dispassionate judges at this time held the opinion, that this eulogium might be extended also to the neighbouring northern county.
From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Sidney Gilpin
You know I am not given to indiscriminate eulogium, but without hesitation I think Ralph Vallance was about the finest specimen of manhood I ever saw.”
From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Bertram Mitford
You will perceive, that in recapitulating the offences of other writers, I have pronounced an indirect eulogium on the Author of Waverley.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
It was a brave thing to do, and the exuberance of the eulogium shows how keenly Paul felt his countrymen’s coldness, and how grateful he was to “the dauntless three.”
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Alexander Maclaren
A discriminating yet warm eulogium of the message was pronounced by the New York Nation, which was then in the sixth month of its existence.
From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by Horace White
He had never paid the least attention to the eulogia upon Miss Aubrey of the idiot Titmouse, nor of Snap, of whom he entertained but a very little higher opinion than of Titmouse.
From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Samuel Warren
The illustrious names which decorate this volume are, in general, above our humble praise: their worth has been acknowledged by the general voice, and their eulogia established by the concurring suffrage of nations.
From Percy A Tragedy by Hannah More
The feast bestowed on the occasion, which is, or at least used to be, repeated annually, is accompanied with eulogiums on the deceased, and without any acts of ferocity.
From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I by Alexander Mackenzie
Frank did the honors with his accustomed affability and care; and flowing bumpers were drunk to his health, while the most flattering eulogiums upon his merits and excellent qualities passed from lip to lip.
From City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston by George Thompson
Our barbes had, in 1526, sent barbe Martin and others, to hold a conference with the reformers Zwinglius, OEcolampadius, and Bucer, and had returned with many eulogiums on the constancy and simplicity of the Vaudois.
From L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses by al.
Paradoxically enough, Victoria received the highest eulogiums for assenting to a political evolution which, had she completely realised its import, would have filled her with supreme displeasure.
From Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey
To the eulogiums of the reformers were added, however, some rebukes on what they esteemed errors in church discipline, and some German ministers returned with the barbes, to consult on their amendment.
From L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses by al.
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