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/ ˈyu lə dʒi / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural eu·lo·gies. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person.
high praise or commendation.
Origin of eulogy 1585–95; <Late Latin eulogia eulogia and Medieval Latin eulogium eulogium
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH eulogy elegy, eulogy Words nearby eulogy eulogia, eulogist, eulogistic, eulogium, eulogize, eulogy , -eum, Eumaeus, eumelanin, Eumenes I, Eumenes II
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Example sentences from the Web for eulogy When you hear the eulogy from President Barack Obama, it’s like being in class and remembering what you have to do.
Getting to the Dance With Debbie Allen | Eugene Robinson| October 5, 2020| Ozy
In his eulogy for Rosa Parks, Jesse Jackson gave a history lesson to the American people—and to then President George W. Bush.
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“I will, at any point in my life, other than giving a eulogy , try to make people laugh,” he said.
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This eulogy was given at Arlington National Cemetery two weeks later.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian | Elliot Ackerman| March 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“Any of her teen children with a license were fair game to recruit as well,” her son, Thomas, would say in his eulogy .
Remembering Ma Laureys, the Mother of 10 Christie Slandered to Win His First Election | Michael Daly| January 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The eulogy ends before it begins and Thackeray is barely alluded to again, let alone revered.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature | Malcolm Forbes| November 29, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The last few months of Warry's life had won him this eulogy —the work which he had done for Evelyn.
The Main Chance | Meredith Nicholson
One can almost hear a eulogist winding himself up to strike his eulogy that comes out sententious, pompous, and full of self.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man | Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
The eulogy he paid his wife, whom he acknowledged to be the inspiration to his life, was most beautiful.
The Nation Behind Prison Bars | George L. Herr
But I conclude it with one master-stroke of eulogy —He was the opposite of these men.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
This eulogy was an ovation and nothing more; it was not the truth, or meant to be the truth.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3) | James Dennistoun
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British Dictionary definitions for eulogy noun plural -gies a formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or thing, esp a person who has recently died
high praise or commendation
Also called (archaic): eulogium (juːˈləʊdʒɪəm )
Word Origin for eulogy C16: from Late Latin eulogia, from Greek: praise, from eu- + -logy ; influenced by Latin ēlogium short saying, inscription
undefined eulogy Avoid confusion with elegy
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Words related to eulogy tribute, citation, paean, accolade, acclaim, applause, commendation, exaltation, panegyric, encomium, adulation, plaudit, salutation, compliment, glorification, laudation
Cultural definitions for eulogy Words of praise, often for a dead person, but also a staple in introducing speakers, in nominating candidates, and on other such occasions. (Compare elegy.)
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