The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
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.