eulogium

American  

[yoo-loh-jee-uhm] / juˈloʊ dʒi əm /

noun

eulogiums, plural eulogia plural

1. a eulogy.

2. eulogistic language.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• eulogia
  plural
• eulogiums
  plural

Etymology

Origin of eulogium

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

Example Sentences

The eulogium of this great man has just been made by our energetic and sincere advocate; the public will read it with pleasure and interest.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

For the Apostle goes on to add something to his eulogium as a “faithful minister”—when he calls him “a fellow-servant,” or slave, “in the Lord.”

From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander

It seemed to me that that homely speech was as fine an eulogium of the dead as could have been spoken by the most cultured tongue.

From A Cabinet Secret by Boothby, Guy Newell

He died May 20th, 1810, and was buried in the Churchyard, where, on an upright stone, is inscribed a high eulogium, from the pen of his pupil and successor.

From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Coleman, Thomas