Words / C2

pan-uh-JIR-ik/ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/

A panegyric is a public speech or text of formal praise (formal): deliver a panegyric, a panegyric upon the founder. Praise is everyday; paean (this batch) is the more lyrical hymn. Eulogy is often of the dead. Invective (already in the dictionary) is the attack opposite. Do not file a panegyric where a finding belongs.

Meaning

A public speech or text of formal praise (formal).

Examples

• “A panegyric in the minutes is not a finding; name the date.”
• “Praise is everyday. A paean is a song of praise (this batch). A eulogy is typically funeral. Plaudits are the round of applause (this batch). Minutes record decisions. A hymn to the dean does not fill an n. Save the oration for the dinner; keep the cell for the appendix.”

Good to know

Formal public praise. Everyday: praise. Close: paean (this batch, more lyric). Contrast: invective (already in C2). Oration ≠ a date.

Near in meaning

praise

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