panegyric

English

Alternative forms

• panegyrick (obsolete)

Etymology

Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panêgyrikós)

Noun

panegyric (plural panegyrics)

1. A formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something.

Quotations

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Synonyms

• eulogy

Derived terms

• panegyrical
• panegyrically

Translations

praising speech or opus

• Danish: lovtale (da)
• Dutch: lofzang (nl) f, lofrede (nl) f
• Finnish: ylistys (fi)
• French: panégyrique (fr) m
• German: Lobrede (de) f, Panegyrik (de) f
• Icelandic: lofgerð (is) f, (praise in speech) lof í ræðu (is) n, (praise in writing) lof í riti (is) n, (praise in poetry) lofkvæði (is) n

• Italian: panegirico (it) m
• Norwegian: lovprising (no) m, lovtale (no) m
• Portuguese: panegírico (pt) m
• Russian: панегирик (ru) (panegírik) m
• Spanish: panegírico (es)