eulogy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈju.lə.d͡ʒi/ (US)
- yo͞oʹlə-jē (US)
- /ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/ (UK)
- (UK) audio
Etymology
From Latin eulogium, apparently from a confusion between ēlogium (whence English elogium, elogy) and eulogia (from Ancient Greek εὐλογία (eulogía, “praise”), whence English eulogia); equivalent to eu- + logia ("good words"). Doublet of eulogium.
Meanings
- An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
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Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.
The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.
2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:It was the prettiest and most luxurious little sitting-room I had ever seen; and I admired it with the warmest enthusiasm. The solemn servant was far too highly trained to betray the slightest satisfaction. He bowed with icy deference when my terms of eulogy were all exhausted, and silently opened the door for me to go out into the passage again.
1859, Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eulogies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
dirge · requiem · homily · elegy · threnody
Deriveds
paneulogism · eulogise · eulogist · eulogism · eulogize · eulogistic · eulogomania
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (85)
fi muistopuhe (an oration to honor a deceased person) · sv lovtal (high praise or recommendation) · ga amhra (high praise or recommendation) · cmn 表揚 /表扬 (high praise or recommendation) · cmn 悼詞 /悼词 (an oration to honor a deceased person) · es epiceyo (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ja ユーロジー (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ro elogiu (high praise or recommendation) · da lovord (high praise or recommendation) · ga óráid mholta (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ar ثَنَاء (high praise or recommendation) · ru панеги́рик (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ru восхвале́ние (an oration to honor a deceased person) · sh eulògija (an oration to honor a deceased person) · es nenia (an oration to honor a deceased person) · la laudatio (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ar مَدِيح (high praise or recommendation) · ga dréacht molta (high praise or recommendation) · da lovtale (high praise or recommendation) · nl lofrede (high praise or recommendation) · ga formholadh (high praise or recommendation) · mk панеги́рик (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ar أُمْدُوحَة (an oration to honor a deceased person) · fr éloge (an oration to honor a deceased person) · de Trauerrede (an oration to honor a deceased person) · bg панегирик (an oration to honor a deceased person) · hi स्तवन (an oration to honor a deceased person) · pt elogio (high praise or recommendation) · sh hvȁlospjēv (high praise or recommendation) · ko 찬사 (an oration to honor a deceased person) · mi poroaki (an oration to honor a deceased person) · es panegírico (an oration to honor a deceased person) · es elogio (an oration to honor a deceased person) · mk панеги́рик (high praise or recommendation) · ro elogiu (an oration to honor a deceased person) · es ditirambo (high praise or recommendation) · ga moladh mairbh (an oration to honor a deceased person) · da ligtale (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ar مَدْح (high praise or recommendation) · cs chvalozpěv (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ar تَأْبِين (an oration to honor a deceased person) · cs velebení (an oration to honor a deceased person) · es loor (an oration to honor a deceased person) · cs vynášení do nebe (high praise or recommendation) · ar رِثَاء (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ga adhmholadh (high praise or recommendation) · nl grafrede (an oration to honor a deceased person) · uk панегірик (high praise or recommendation) · it encomio (high praise or recommendation) · mi poroporoaki (an oration to honor a deceased person) · chr ᎠᏓᎸᏉᏗᏗᏳ (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ga teasmholadh (high praise or recommendation) · ja 賛辞 (an oration to honor a deceased person) · pl laudacja (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ga moladh (high praise or recommendation) · bg възхвала (high praise or recommendation) · pt tributo (an oration to honor a deceased person) · ru надгро́бная речь (an oration to honor a deceased person) · uk надгробна промова (an oration to honor a deceased person) · de Lobrede (high praise or recommendation) · it elogio (an oration to honor a deceased person) · fi ylistys (high praise or recommendation) · es epicedio (an oration to honor a deceased person) · uk вихваляння (high praise or recommendation) · ar أُمْدُوحَة (high praise or recommendation) · es encomio (high praise or recommendation) · tl elohiyo (an oration to honor a deceased person) · grc ἐπιτάφιος (an oration to honor a deceased person) · sv lovtal (an oration to honor a deceased person) · no lovtale (high praise or recommendation) · no hyldningstale (high praise or recommendation) · he הֶסְפֵּד (an oration to honor a deceased person) · cmn 誇獎 /夸奖 (high praise or recommendation) · ca elogi (an oration to honor a deceased person) · mk славо́појка (high praise or recommendation) · de Lobrede (an oration to honor a deceased person) · es elogio (high praise or recommendation) · de Lobesrede (an oration to honor a deceased person) · sv beröm (high praise or recommendation) · vi điếu văn (an oration to honor a deceased person) · cmn 稱讚 /称赞 (high praise or recommendation) · cs vychvalování (high praise or recommendation) · la eulogium (an oration to honor a deceased person) · it elogio (high praise or recommendation) · ga aitheasc (an oration to honor a deceased person)