encomium
Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praiseWarm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
» Encomium is a Latin word deriving from the Ancient Greek enkomion, meaning "the praise of a person or thing."
Meaning
5 sensesWarm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
панеги́рикpanegírik, восхвале́ниеvosxvalénije
a formal expression of praise
(rhetoric)A general category of oratory.
восхвале́ниеvosxvalénije
(rhetoric)A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an epilogue.
Examples
1 sentencesEncomium is a Latin word deriving from the Ancient Greek enkomion, meaning "the praise of a person or thing."
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin encōmium (“praise, eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion, “laudatoryFrom Latin encōmium (“praise, eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion, “laudatory ode, praise”), from ἐγκώμιος (enkṓmios, “of or pertaining to the victor”), from κῶμος (kômos, “festival, revel, ode”).
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Forms
plural: encomiums / encomiaSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular