13 July 2018
panegyric
[pan-i-jir-ik, -jahy-rik]
noun
1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
2. formal or elaborate praise.
Origin of panegyric
Greek
1590-1600; < Latin, noun use of panēgyricus of, belonging to a public assembly < Greek panēgyrikós, equivalent to panḗgyr(is) solemn assembly ( pan- pan- + -ēgyris, combining form of ágyris gathering; cf. category ) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
panegyrical, adjective
panegyrically, adverb
self-panegyric, adjective
Synonyms
1. homage, tribute, encomium.
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Examples from the Web for panegyric
Historical Examples
I could not endure to change my invective into panegyric all at once, and so soon.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
The object of his discourse was a panegyric of himself and a satire on all other conjurors.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
He pronounced the panegyric of Robespierre, and the apotheosis of Marat.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete
Lewis Goldsmith
The Menexenus veils in panegyric the weak places of Athenian history.
Menexenus
Plato
Or again, let us suppose that both should have occasion to pronounce a panegyric.
Hiero
Xenophon
There is no need for panegyric, for sounding phrases or rounded periods.
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence
Various
Philibert looked on his friend admiringly, at this panegyric of the woman he loved.
The Golden Dog
William Kirby
His book is neither a panegyric on clericalism nor a libel on it.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2
George Saintsbury
But with all this panegyric, he does not seem to have been careful to be just to the memory of his hero.
Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather
Charles W. Upham
I could not resist uttering this panegyric on our well-loved captain.
Marmaduke Merry
William H. G. Kingston
Anagram
ace prying
rip agency
Today’s quote
The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes.
– Martin Luther
On this day
13 July 1863 – the New York Draft Riots – three days of rioting by opponents of conscription. President Abraham Lincoln had enacted the draft to boost military numbers during the American Civil War. Most opponents were working-class men who resented that the rich could pay $300 to hire a substitute in their place. By the time the rioters were suppressed, there were 120 civilians dead and 2000 injured. Considered to be the worst anti-draft riots in US history.
13 July 1985 – Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organise and stage the Live Aid Concert. The concert was held simultaneously in London, UK, and Philadelphia, USA, to raise money to fight famine in Ethiopia. Similar concerts were performed across the globe in solidarity with Live Aid. The Live Aid concerts were broadcast live to an estimated audience of 1.9 billion people across 150 nations. An estimated £150 million was raised. Some of the world’s biggest musical acts participated, including Elton John, Boomtown Rats, Dire Straits, Mick Jagger, Neil Young, Sting, U2, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Joan Baez, BB King, Paul McCartney, The Who, Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton, Status Quo, Sade, ‘Crosby, Stills & Nash’, George Thorogood, Madonna, Duran Duran, Bob Dylan, and a host of others.