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HOME | Definition of panegyric (PANEGYRIC, Panegyric)


    Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s:
    cf. F. pan['e]gyrique. See Panegyric, a.]
    An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement;
    a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse;
    laudation. See Synonym of Eulogy.
    [1913 Webster] Panegyric

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, Panegyrical \Pan`e*gyr"ic*al\, a. [L.
    panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from panh`gyris an assembly of
    the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + 'a`gyris,
    'agora`, an assembly.]
    Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory.
    "Panegyric strains." --Pope. --

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    panegyric
    adj : formally expressing praise [syn: encomiastic, eulogistic,
    panegyrical]
    n : a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, paean,
    pean]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


    43 Moby Thesaurus words for "panegyric":
    acclamatory, accolade, admiring, adulation, apotheosis,
    appreciative, approbatory, bepraisement, commendatory,
    complimentary, congratulation, deification, eloge, encomiastic,
    encomium, eulogistic, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation,
    excessive praise, flattering, flattery, glorification, glory,
    hero worship, homage, hommage, honor, idolatry, idolizing, kudos,
    laud, laudation, laudatory, lionizing, magnification,
    meed of praise, overpraise, paean, praise, regardful, respectful,
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