Hypertext Webster Gateway: "panegyric"
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) 1.7 (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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