EULOGIES
Noun
eulogies
plural of eulogy
Anagrams
• elegious, eulogise
Source: Wiktionary
EULOGY
Eu"lo*gy, n.; pl. Eulogies. Etym: [Gr. Eulogium, and see Legend.]
Definition: A speech or writing in commendation of the character or
services of a person; as, a fitting eulogy to worth.
Eulogies turn into elegies. Spenser.
Syn.
– Encomium; praise; panegyric; applause.
– Eulogy, Eulogium, Encomium, Panegyric. The idea of praise is
common to all these words. The word encomium is used of both persons
and things which are the result of human action, and denotes warm
praise. Eulogium and eulogy apply only to persons and are more
studied and of greater length. A panegyric was originally a set
speech in a full assembly of the people, and hence denotes a more
formal eulogy, couched in terms of warm and continuous praise,
especially as to personal character. We may bestow encomiums on any
work of art, on production of genius, without reference to the
performer; we bestow eulogies, or pronounce a eulogium, upon some
individual distinguished for his merit public services; we pronounce
a panegyric before an assembly gathered for the occasion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition