panegyric

C2 Topic:Communication

US /ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/ UK /ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #230114

Meanings

1

noun
a formal speech or piece of writing that offers elaborate praise

The professor ended the lecture with a panegyric on the achievements of modern chemistry.
2

noun
high, unstinting, or sometimes excessive praise

The review reads less like criticism than a panegyric to the director.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a formal speech or piece of... eulogy encomium paean tribute

2 noun · high, unstinting, or... laudationhomage praise

Opposites

denunciation diatribe invective

Word family

Forms panegyrics

Derived forms panegyricalpanegyristpanegyrize

Related forms praise oration commendation

Etymology

Via French panegyrique and Latin panegyricus from Greek panegyrikos, 'for a public assembly,' based on panegyris, 'a public gathering or festival' (pan-, 'all,' + agyris, 'assembly'). A speech delivered before such a gathering was often ceremonial praise, which produced the modern sense.

Topics

Communication

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# panegyric

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 230114

## Meanings
1. a formal speech or piece of writing that offers elaborate praise
2. high, unstinting, or sometimes excessive praise

## Examples
- The professor ended the lecture with a panegyric on the achievements of modern chemistry.
- The review reads less like criticism than a panegyric to the director.

## Synonyms
- eulogy
- encomium
- paean
- tribute
- laudation
- homage

## Antonyms
- denunciation
- diatribe
- invective

## Derived Forms
- panegyrical
- panegyrist
- panegyrize

## Related Forms
- praise
- oration
- commendation

## Etymology
Via French panegyrique and Latin panegyricus from Greek panegyrikos, 'for a public assembly,' based on panegyris, 'a public gathering or festival' (pan-, 'all,' + agyris, 'assembly'). A speech delivered before such a gathering was often ceremonial praise, which produced the modern sense.

## Topics
- Communication

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