encomiumnoun
/ɪnˈkəʊ.mi.əm//enˈkoʊ.mi.əm/plural encomiums or encomia formala piece of writing, speech, etc. that praises someone or something
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Pieces of writing
- acrostic
- caption
- creative writing
- doodle
- excerpt
- fair copy
- fair sth out
- jottings
- manuscript
- microblog
- ms
- palimpsest
- paragraph
- passage
- preamble
- record
- squiggle
- text
- typescript
- writing
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Praising and applauding
Examples from literature
- After pronouncing this high encomium it wasrather a shock to Rose not only to incur Annie's righteous displeasure, but to discover that on occasions Annie could be as severe and relentless in her sentences as ever.
- For what can be a higher encomium than the silence of those who have made it the business of years to discover something that might be alleged against him on the day of trial.
- I thanked her for her encomium.
- The grounds for this eminent critic's encomium will be found to lie more deep than appears at first sight.