eulogy

noun
/ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/UK/ˈju.lə.d͡ʒi/US

Etymology

From Middle English wloge (“commendation of the virtues of a deceased person”), from Latin eulogium, apparently from a confusion between ēlogium (whence English elogium, elogy) and eulogia (from Ancient Greek εὐλογία (eulogía, “praise”), whence English eulogia); equivalent to eu- + logia ("good words"). Doublet of eulogium.

  1. derived from εὐλογία
  2. derived from eulogium
  3. inherited from wloge — “commendation of the virtues of a deceased person

Definitions

  1. An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

  2. Speaking highly of someone or something

    Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA