Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Warm, glowing praise.
- noun A formal expression of praise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Formal praise; laudation; a discriminating expression of approval, either of a person or of a thing.
- noun Synonyms Panegyric, etc. See
eulogy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Warm praise , especially aformal expression of such praise; atribute . - noun rhetoric A general category of
oratory . - noun rhetoric A method within
rhetorical pedagogy . - noun The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
- noun literature A
genre ofliterature that included five elements:prologue , birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and anepilogue .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a formal expression of praise
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin encōmium, from Greek enkōmion (epos), (speech) praising a victor, neuter of enkōmios, of the victory procession : en-, in; see en– + kōmos, celebration.]
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From Latin encōmium ("praise, eulogy"), from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkōmion, "laudatory ode, praise"), from ἐγκώμιος (enkōmios, "of or pertaining to the victor"), from κῶμος (kōmos, "festival, revel, ode").
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sera commented on the word encomium
encomium is a speech about someone redoubtable
August 13, 2007
colleen commented on the word encomium
it is also a mediocre Led Zeppelin tribute album.
August 26, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word encomium
Sounds like a chemical element!
December 9, 2007
ofravens commented on the word encomium
Reminds me way too much of meconium. Which is unfortunate.
April 8, 2008
bilby commented on the word encomium
Isn't everything to do with Led Zep meconium, as ofravens helpfully suggests?
April 8, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word encomium
I guess musicians like it, because it is also the title of a bittersweet song by Jamie Leonhart.
April 9, 2008