Panegyric

4 definitions found

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

  Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s:
     cf. F. pan['e]gyrique. See {Panegyric}, a.]
     An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement;
     a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse;
     laudation. See Synonym of {Eulogy}.
     [1913 Webster] Panegyric



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

  Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, Panegyrical \Pan`e*gyr"ic*al\, a. [L.
     panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from panh`gyris an assembly of
     the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + 'a`gyris,
     'agora`, an assembly.]
     Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory.
     "Panegyric strains." --Pope. -- {Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Some of his odes are panegyrical.        --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  panegyric
       adj : formally  expressing praise [syn: {encomiastic}, {eulogistic},
              {panegyrical}]
       n : a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {paean},
            {pean}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "panegyric":
     acclamatory, accolade, admiring, adulation, apotheosis,
     appreciative, approbatory, bepraisement, commendatory,
     complimentary, congratulation, deification, eloge, encomiastic,
     encomium, eulogistic, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation,
     excessive praise, flattering, flattery, glorification, glory,
     hero worship, homage, hommage, honor, idolatry, idolizing, kudos,
     laud, laudation, laudatory, lionizing, magnification,
     meed of praise, overpraise, paean, praise, regardful, respectful,
     tribute