eulogy
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
Speaking highly of someone or something
Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.
The neighborhood
Derived
eulogise, eulogize, eulogism, eulogist, eulogistic, eulogomania, paneulogism
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for eulogy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA