Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Encomium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Encomium \En*co"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Encomiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (a
song) chanted in a Bacchic festival in praise of the god; ?
in + ? a jovial festivity, revel. See {Comedy}.]
Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation.
His encomiums awakened all my ardor. --W. Irving.
Syn: See {Eulogy}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
encomium
n : a formal expression of praise [syn: {eulogy}, {panegyric}, {paean},
{pean}]
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