panegyric
Syllables: pa·ne·gy·ric/ˌpænəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪk/
panegyric noun: a formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
Noun
panegyric (countable and uncountable, plural panegyrics)
- A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
- My little Friend Grildrig, you have made a moſt admirable Panegyrick upon your Country: […]1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Several Contrivances of the Author to Please the King and Queen. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I...
- Want of something else to say, and a very shady lane, disposed him to confidence; and he forthwith began a panegyric on himself, and on the good fortune of Miss Arundel, stating, he was now on his road to offer himself and his debts to her acceptance.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 321–322
- Synonyms:
- eulogy
- Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.
Adjective
panegyric (comparative more panegyric, superlative most panegyric)
panegyric meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
panegyric in Tamil
- புகழுரை, பெரும் புகழ்ச்சி, புகழ்மாலை, துதி, தோத்திரம், நெடுமொழி
panegyric in Bengali
- উচ্চ প্রশংসামূলক ভাষণ, রচনা
panegyric in Malayalam
- eulogy, speech of praise, paean
- സ്തുതി, പ്രശംസ, ഗുണവർണ്ണനം, സ്തുതിപരമായ പ്രഭാഷണം, ചരമസ്തുതി, ശ്മശാനപ്രസംഗം
panegyric in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಶಂಸೆ, ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆ, ಗುಣಗಾನ, ಬಾರೀ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- panegyric in Persian
- مدیحه madihe
Examples of panegyric in a sentence
- The painter's absurd fits of jealousy, his wild devotion, his extravagant panegyrics, his curious reticences—he understood them all now, and he felt sorry.1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter IX, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC, page 174:
- He then spoke in the usual boastful manner of his progenitors, added a flaming panegyric upon himself, and strolled down the road to repeat his speech at the next house.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 197:
- Mock panegyrics were dashed off, not just by sardonic intellectuals such as Lucian, but also by trained courtiers and polished encomiasts of the stamp of [Marcus Cornelius] Fronto.1979, Carl Deroux, editor, Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History (Collection Latomus; 164), volume 1, Brussels: Latomus, →OCLC...
Synonyms of panegyric
Forms of panegyric
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | panegyrics |
| alternative form (obsolete) | panegyrick |
| alternative form (obsolete) | panegyry |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more panegyric |
| superlative | most panegyric |
Origin of panegyric
From French panégyrique, from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós).
Words formed from panegyric
Questions about panegyric
- What does panegyric mean?
- Panegyric means a formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
- What is panegyric in Tamil?
- Panegyric in Tamil is புகழுரை, பெரும் புகழ்ச்சி, புகழ்மாலை. See Panegyric meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use panegyric in a sentence?
- The painter's absurd fits of jealousy, his wild devotion, his extravagant panegyrics, his curious reticences—he understood them all now, and he felt sorry.
- What part of speech is panegyric?
- Panegyric can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce panegyric?
- Panegyric is pronounced /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪk/.
- What is the plural of panegyric?
- The plural of panegyric is panegyrics.
Words near panegyric in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: panegyric (page history and authors); panegyric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); panegyric (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); panegyric (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); panegyric (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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