Encomium

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  • noun. Warm, glowing praise.
  • noun. A formal expression of praise.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Formal praise; laudation; a discriminating expression of approval, either of a person or of a thing.
  • noun. Synonyms Panegyric, etc. See eulogy.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
  • noun. A general category of oratory.
  • noun. A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
  • noun. The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
  • noun. A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an epilogue.
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  • noun. a formal expression of praise
    • Word Usage
    "Mrs. Robinson had afterwards the gratification of finding this offspring of her genius inserted in the Annual Register, with a flattering encomium from the pen of the eloquent and ingenious editor."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    congratulations  extolment  kudos  praise  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Philippic  billingsgate  commendation  congratulation  dithyramb  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acclaim  acclamation  accolade  applause  approval  
    variant
    encomia  
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