elogium

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a formal expression of praise; an encomium or eulogy

   The speaker's elogium praised the scholar's courage and generosity.

2. 2
   noun

   a short inscription or saying, especially one commemorating a person

   A brief elogium beneath the portrait recorded the founder's achievements.

Borrowed from Latin elogium, 'short saying or inscription,' from Ancient Greek elegeion, 'elegiac verse.' The English praise sense developed through commemorative inscriptions and eulogies.

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