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panegyric |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, Panegyrical \Pan`e*gyr"ic*al\, a. [L. panegyricus Gr panhgyrico`s, from ? an assembly of the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + ?, an assembly.] Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory. ``Panegyric strains.'' --Pope. -- {Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly}, adv Some of his odes are panegyrical. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: panegyric adj : formal expression of praise [syn: {encomiastic}, {eulogistic}, {panegyrical}] n : a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {paean}, {pean}]
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