panegyricnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpæn.əˈdʒɪr.ɪk/us/ˌpæn.əˈdʒɪr.ɪk/formala speech or piece of writing that praises someone very much and does not mention anything bad about them:
She delivered a panegyric on the president-elect.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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