eulogies

Noun

eulogy (plural eulogies)

1. An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
2. Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.
   • 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...1859, Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White