panegyric

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Etymology

From French panégyrique, from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós), from πᾰν- (pan-) "all" + agyris "place of assembly", Aeolic form of ἀγορά (agorá)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪk/, /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒaɪɹɪk/

Noun

panegyric (countable and uncountable, plural panegyrics)

  1. A formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something.
    • 1979, Carl Deroux, editor, Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History [Collection Latomus; 164], volume 1, Brussels: Latomus, →OCLC, page 111:
      Another manifestation, significantly reaching its apogee in the midst of Antonine virtues, was the growing popularity of adoxographical exercises. Mock panegyrics were dashed off, not just by sardonic intellectuals such as Lucian, but also by trained courtiers and polished encomiasts of the stamp of [Marcus Cornelius] Fronto.
  2. Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.

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Adjective

panegyric (comparative more panegyric, superlative most panegyric)

  1. panegyrical