panegyric
noun
- public speech in praise of a person
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪk/ / /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒaɪɹɪk/
adj
Etymology: From French panégyrique, from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós).
- panegyrical
noun
Etymology: From French panégyrique, from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós).
- A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
“My little Friend Grildrig, you have made a moſt admirable Panegyrick upon your Country: […]”
“Want of something else to say, and a very shady lane, disposed him to confidence; and he forthwith began a panegyric on himself, and on the good fortune of Miss Arundel, stating, he was now on his road to offer himself and his debts to her acceptance.”
- Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.