encomium

encomium synonyms

eulogy compare encomium and eulogy
panegyric compare encomium and panegyric
tribute compare encomium and tribute
commendation compare encomium and commendation
laudation compare encomium and laudation
acclamation compare encomium and acclamation
praise compare encomium and praise
accolade compare encomium and accolade
acclaim compare encomium and acclaim
homage compare encomium and homage
paean compare encomium and paean
approbation compare encomium and approbation
extolment compare encomium and extolment
applause compare encomium and applause
approval compare encomium and approval
compliment compare encomium and compliment
adulation compare encomium and adulation
plaudits compare encomium and plaudits
admiration compare encomium and admiration
eulogium compare encomium and eulogium
testimonial compare encomium and testimonial
congratulations compare encomium and congratulations
ovation compare encomium and ovation
kudos compare encomium and kudos
flattery compare encomium and flattery
honor compare encomium and honor
salutes compare encomium and salutes
laurels compare encomium and laurels
bouquet compare encomium and bouquet
bouquets compare encomium and bouquets
pat on the back compare encomium and pat on the back
esteem compare encomium and esteem
pean compare encomium and pean
cheers compare encomium and cheers
a pat on the back compare encomium and a pat on the back
glorification compare encomium and glorification
recognition compare encomium and recognition
exaltation compare encomium and exaltation
appreciation compare encomium and appreciation
compliments compare encomium and compliments
citation compare encomium and citation
rave compare encomium and rave
regard compare encomium and regard
recommendation compare encomium and recommendation
welcome compare encomium and welcome
respect compare encomium and respect
hymn compare encomium and hymn
plaudit compare encomium and plaudit
salutation compare encomium and salutation
credit compare encomium and credit

encomium definitions

noun

  • The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series. 

  • A method within rhetorical pedagogy. 

  • A general category of oratory. 

  • Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute. 

  • 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.