Category:Panegyric

Pan`e*gyr"ic, n. Etym: [l. panegyricus, gr. panhgyrico`s: cf. F. Panégyrique. See panegyric, a.]

Defn: an oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement; a Formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of eulogy.

Panegyric; panegyrical Pan`e*gyr"ic, pan`e*gyr"ic*al, a. Etym: [l. panegyricus, gr. Panhgyrico`s, from pa^, pa^n all +

Defn: containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory. "panegyric Strains." Pope. -- pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly, adv. Some of his odes are panegyrical. Dryden.