单词 | panegyrical |
释义 | panegyricaladj. 1. Of the nature of a panegyric or eulogy; that publicly or elaborately expresses praise or commendation; eulogistic, encomiastic, laudatory. Also: (of a person) having a tendency to lavish with praise. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > formal expression of praise > [adjective] panegyrical1577 encomiastical1593 encomiastic1601 panegyric1605 epaenetic1675 eulogic1753 panegyrizing1855 encomiac1869 1577 J. Ludham tr. A. Hyperius Pract. Preaching ii. xii. f. 153 Their Panegyricall and plausible Orations vttered in prayse..of men [L. Quemad modum fecere oratores editis panegyricis & encomijs, non consueuit]. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 117* To addresse a plausible discourse, or to garnish a Panegyricall Oration in her prayse. 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Panegyricall,..spoken flatteringly in praise of some great person. 1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. xiv. 76 Prithee pass over the panegyrical part..and come to the Question. 1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia II. liv. 220 A dead Lord..is always to receive honourable Interment, and a panegyrical Epitaph. 1792 R. Bage Man as he Is II. xxix. 41 Our present beaux are so sweetly panegyrical, that I am absolutely sick of my own beauty and accomplishments. 1859 J. H. Newman in Rambler May 93 The Duke of Wellington's despatches..tell us so much more about him than any panegyrical sketch. 1887 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 18 24 The work of this important writer is justly famous, not only for notices..drawn from the most reliable and original sources, but also on account of the absence of panegyrical exaggeration. 1907 Catholic Encycl. II. 333/1 Twenty-four sermons, doctrinal, moral, and panegyrical in character, are looked upon as generally genuine. 1994 I. Wood Merovingian Kingdoms (BNC) 67 These same elements form the basis of the royal virtues described in the panegyrical works of Venantius Fortunatus. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > meeting or assembling for common purpose > [adjective] > types of meeting fullOE panegyric1603 panegyricala1617 sit-down1875 quorate1893 plenary1907 inquorate1974 a1617 P. Baynes Diocesans Tryall (1621) 4 Their ordinary meeting, as it is, Acts 2. 46, daily, could not be a Panegericall meeting. a1680 T. Goodwin Govt. Churches of Christ iv. v, in Wks. (1697) IV. 195 In the Primitive Church, the Persons of the Bishops..were chosen by all the people, and by panegyrical Meetings. Derivatives paneˈgyrically adv. in or by means of a panegyric; eulogistically. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > formal expression of praise > [adverb] encomiasticallyc1610 panegyrically1680 1680 Relig. of Dutch vi. 57 You must also Panegyrically celebrate the Cantons..for their refusal. 1758 W. Harris Hist. & Crit. Acct. Life & Writings Charles I 43 We make some allowances for what these writers panegyrically have written. 1814 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 73 360 Winkelmann..fell in love with its sculptured reliques of antient art, and undertook to describe them panegyrically. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 17 July 21/1 A straight-forwardly not to say panegyrically Fidelist account of the Cuban expedition to Angola. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1577 |
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