panegyric

Definition

A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.

Etymology

From French panégyrique, from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós).

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "The painter's absurd fits of jealousy, his wild devotion, his extravagant panegyrics, his curious reticences—he understood them all now, and he felt sorry."

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