panegyric

[pan-i-jir-ik, -jahy-rik]

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noun

a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
formal or elaborate praise.

Origin of panegyric

1590–1600; < Latin, noun use of panēgyricus of, belonging to a public assembly < Greek panēgyrikós, equivalent to panḗgyr(is) solemn assembly (pan- pan- + -ēgyris, combining form of ágyris gathering; cf. category) + -ikos -ic

Related formspan·e·gyr·i·cal, adjectivepan·e·gyr·i·cal·ly, adverbself-pan·e·gyr·ic, adjective

Synonyms for panegyric

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1. homage, tribute, encomium.

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Related Words for panegyric

complimentary, acclamatory, praising

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Historical Examples of panegyric

I could not endure to change my invective into panegyric all at once, and so soon.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
The object of his discourse was a panegyric of himself and a satire on all other conjurors.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
He pronounced the panegyric of Robespierre, and the apotheosis of Marat.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete
Lewis Goldsmith
The Menexenus veils in panegyric the weak places of Athenian history.
Menexenus
Plato
Or again, let us suppose that both should have occasion to pronounce a panegyric.
Hiero
Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for panegyric

panegyric

noun

a formal public commendation; eulogy

Derived Formspanegyrical, adjectivepanegyrically, adverbpanegyrist, noun

Word Origin for panegyric

C17: via French and Latin from Greek, from panēguris public gathering, from pan- + aguris assembly

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Word Origin and History for panegyric

"eulogy, laudation," c.1600, from French panégyrique (1510s), from Latin panegyricus "public eulogy," originally an adjective, "for a public festival," from Greek panegyrikos (logos) "(a speech) given in a public assembly," from panegyris "public assembly (especially in honor of a god)," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + agyris "place of assembly," Aeolic form of agora (see agora).