encomium

Encomium is defined as formal praise or tribute.

(noun)

An example of an encomium is the speech given to the recipient of a service award presented each year by a town’s city hall.

See encomium in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a formal expression of high praise; eulogy

Origin: L < Gr enkōmion, hymn to a victor, neut. of enkōmios < en-, in + kōmos, a revel

See encomium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. en·co·mi·ums or en·co·mi·a (-mē-ə)

Origin:

Origin: Latin encōmium

Origin: , from Greek enkōmion (epos), (speech) praising a victor

Origin: , neuter of enkōmios, of the victory procession

Origin: : en-, in; see en-²

Origin: + kōmos, celebration

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