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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PANEGYR'IC, n. [L. panegyricus, from Gr. a public meeting or celebration, all, and an assembly.]
1. An oration or eulogy in praise of some distinguished person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium.
2. An encomium; praise bestowed on some eminent person, action or virtue.
PANEGYR'IC, a. Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: formally expressing praise [syn: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical] n
1: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin panegyricus, from Greek pan?gyrikos, from pan?gyrikos of or for a festival assembly, from pan?gyris festival assembly, from pan- + agyris assembly; akin to Greek ageirein to gather Date: 1603 a eulogistic oration or writing; also formal or elaborate praise Synonyms: see encomium • panegyrical adjective • panegyrically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a laudatory discourse; a eulogy. Derivatives: panegyrical adj. Etymology: F panégyrique f. L panegyricus f. Gk panegurikos of public assembly (as PAN-, eguris = agora assembly)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Panegyric Pan`e*gyr"ic, n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s: cf. F. pan['e]gyrique. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Panegyric Pan`e*gyr"ic, Panegyrical Pan`e*gyr"ic*al, a. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from ? an assembly of the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + ?, an assembly.] Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory. ``Panegyric strains.'' --Pope. -- Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly, adv. Some of his odes are panegyrical. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(panegyrics) A panegyric is a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something. (FORMAL) ...Prince Charles's panegyric on rural living. = eulogy N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, tribute of praise. 2. Praise, laudation, commendation. II. a.; (also panegyrical) Encomiastic, encomiastical, eulogistic, eulogistical, commendatory, laudatory.

Moby Thesaurus

acclamatory, accolade, admiring, adulation, apotheosis, appreciative, approbatory, bepraisement, commendatory, complimentary, congratulation, deification, eloge, encomiastic, encomium, eulogistic, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation, excessive praise, flattering, flattery, glorification, glory, hero worship, homage, hommage, honor, idolatry, idolizing, kudos, laud, laudation, laudatory, lionizing, magnification, meed of praise, overpraise, paean, praise, regardful, respectful, tribute