An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.
Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
A general category of oratory.
A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an epilogue.