Dictionary entry

Panegyric

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pan′e‐gyr″ic (?), n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. πανηγυριcόσ: cf. F. panégyrique. See Panegyric, a.] An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of Eulogy.