= encomium, n.

An expression of praise or commendation; an encomium. Obsolete.

The action of publicly praising, extolling, or spreading the fame of a person or thing. Cf. celebration, n. 3.

= elogy, n. 2–4.

A formal or high-flown expression of praise; a eulogy, panegyric.

A speech or writing in commendation of the character and services of a person, or the qualities of a thing; esp. a set oration in honour of a…

The Greek form of encomium, n.; occasionally used in 16th and 17th centuries.

= panegyric, n. 2. Obsolete.

A public speech or published text in praise of a person or thing; a laudatory discourse; a eulogy, an encomium. Frequently with †of, on, to, upon.

= panegyric, n. 2.

A laudative expression or discourse; a eulogy, panegyric. Obsolete.

A brief summary of a person's character; a characterization; usually in favourable sense, a eulogy, expression of praise.

A laudatory discourse, a eulogy. Obsolete.

A laudatory discourse, panegyric.

A eulogistic discourse or composition; a formal encomium. Obsolete.

= panegyric, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

A panegyric. Obsolete. rare.

A laudatory discourse; a formal expression of praise; = eulogy, n. 1.

A panegyric, a eulogy; a compliment. Also: the action of panegyrizing.