Elogium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Elogium \E*lo"gi*um\ ([-e]*l[=o]"j[i^]*[u^]m), Elogy \El"o*gy\
     ([e^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [L. elogium a short saying, an
     inscription, fr. Gr. lo`gos speech, fr. le`gein to speak. Cf.
     {['E]loge}.]
     The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy.
     [1913 Webster]