Panegyrical

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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.


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           Some of his odes are panegyrical.        --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  panegyrical
       adj : formally  expressing praise [syn: {encomiastic}, {eulogistic},
              {panegyric}]