encomium

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
2. (rhetoric) A general category of oratory.
3. (rhetoric) A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
4. The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
5. 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.

Sinonieme

eulogy

panegyric

praise

paean

laudation

commendation

accolade

compliment

eulogium

pean

flattery

hallelujah

homage

citation

memorial

appreciation

applause

👏

laudatory speech

apologia

rave

salutation

salute

testimonial

tribute

song of praise

extolment

court

Vertalings

encomio

éloge

elogio

methiye

elogio

louange

panegirico

εγκώμιο

panégyrique

panegírico

elogio

encomio

apología

elogi

panegíric

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɛŋˈkəʊ.mɪ.əm/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin encōmium (“praise, eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion, “laudatory ode, praise”), from ἐγκώμιος (enkṓmios, “of or pertaining to the victor”), from κῶμος (kômos, “festival, revel, ode”).