encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean
(noun) a formal expression of praise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
encomium (plural encomiums or encomia)
Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
(rhetoric) A general category of oratory.
(rhetoric) A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
(literature) 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.
• meconium
Source: Wiktionary
En*co"mi*um, n.; pl. Encomiums. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Comedy.]
Definition: Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation. His encomiums awakened all my ardor. W. Irving.
Syn.
– See Eulogy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
