panegyric
Collocations
4ADJ.
neutral
VERB + PANEGYRIC
began, like
PANEGYRIC + NOUN
himself
PREP.
on, than
Definitions
noun
A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
My little Friend Grildrig, you have made a moſt admirable Panegyrick upon your Country: […]
Want of something else to say, and a very shady lane, disposed him to confidence; and he forthwith began a panegyric on himself, and on the good fortune of Miss Arundel, stating, he was now on his road to offer himself and his debts to her acceptance.
Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.
adj
panegyrical
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — formally expressing praise
- encomiastic
- eulogistic
- panegyrical
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4My little Friend Grildrig, you have made a moſt admirable Panegyrick upon your Country: […]
WiktionaryWant of something else to say, and a very shady lane, disposed him to confidence; and he forthwith began a panegyric on himself, and on the good fortune of Miss Arundel, stating, he was now on his roa
WiktionaryThe painter's absurd fits of jealousy, his wild devotion, his extravagant panegyrics, his curious reticences—he understood them all now, and he felt sorry.
WiktionaryThe art review sounded more like a panegyric than a neutral assessment.
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