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elogy

elogy noun: praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph.

Noun

elogy (plural elogies)

  1. (archaic) Praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph
    • In the Centre, or midst of the Pegm, there was an Aback, or Square, wherein this Elogy was written.1604, Ben Jonson, “Part of the King's Entertainment in Passing to His Coronation”, in The Works of Ben Jonson, London: Printed by Thomas Hodgkin, published 1692, page 306
    • And his Elogy upon Q. Elizabeth, and her Successor K. James, in the latter end of his Henry VII, is a Proof of that Play's being written after the Accession of the latter of those two Princes to the Crown of England.1709, Nicholas Rowe, Some Account of the Life of Mr. William Shakespear

Forms of elogy

pluralelogies

Origin of elogy

From Latin ēlogium. Doublet of elogium.

Questions about elogy

What does elogy mean?
Elogy means praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph.
What part of speech is elogy?
Elogy is a noun.
What is the plural of elogy?
The plural of elogy is elogies.

Words near elogy in the dictionary

  1. elogies
  2. elogist
  3. elogists
  4. elogium
  5. elogiums
  6. elogy
  7. Elohim
  8. Elohimic
  9. Elohism
  10. Elohist
  11. Elohistic

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