encomium

[ en-koh-mee-uhm ]

/ ɛnˈkoʊ mi əm /

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noun, plural en·co·mi·ums, en·co·mi·a [en-koh-mee-uh]. /ɛnˈkoʊ mi ə/.

a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the president greeted the returning hero.

Origin of encomium

1580–90; <Latin <Greek enkṓmion, equivalent to en-en-² + kôm(os) a revel + -ion noun suffix

Words nearby encomium

encoding, encoignure, encolpion, encomiast, encomienda, encomium, encompass, encopresis, encore, encounter, encounter group

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Example sentences from the Web for encomium

I think he stopped earning that encomium in about the summer of 2000.
Ralph Nader Has Truly Lost It|Michael Tomasky|July 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The words which I have spoken, you, Phædrus, may call an encomium of Love or anything else which you please.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece|Various
Such is an abstract of the character which Francesco terms but an atom of the encomium due to his patron.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)|James Dennistoun
The object of this encomium received it with a benignant smile, but Gifford Bruce reproved his saucy niece.
The Room with the Tassels|Carolyn Wells

There spoke the soldier to whom praise from his chief was the best praise and more valued than any other encomium.
My Second Year of the War|Frederick Palmer
His little eyes beamed in his great swollen face as he turned their gaze upon the object of his encomium.
Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for encomium

encomium

/ (ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm) /

noun plural -miums or -mia (-mɪə)

a formal expression of praise; eulogy; panegyric

Word Origin for encomium

C16: from Latin, from Greek enkōmion, from en- ² + kōmos festivity

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单词	encomium
释义	encomium [ en-koh-mee-uhm ] / ɛnˈkoʊ mi əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR encomium ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural en·co·mi·ums, en·co·mi·a [en-koh-mee-uh]. /ɛnˈkoʊ mi ə/. a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the president greeted the returning hero. Origin of encomium 1580–90; <Latin <Greek enkṓmion, equivalent to en-en-² + kôm(os) a revel + -ion noun suffix Words nearby encomium encoding, encoignure, encolpion, encomiast, encomienda, encomium, encompass, encopresis, encore, encounter, encounter group Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for encomium I think he stopped earning that encomium in about the summer of 2000. Ralph Nader Has Truly Lost It\|Michael Tomasky\|July 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The words which I have spoken, you, Phædrus, may call an encomium of Love or anything else which you please. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece\|Various Such is an abstract of the character which Francesco terms but an atom of the encomium due to his patron. Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)\|James Dennistoun The object of this encomium received it with a benignant smile, but Gifford Bruce reproved his saucy niece. The Room with the Tassels\|Carolyn Wells There spoke the soldier to whom praise from his chief was the best praise and more valued than any other encomium. My Second Year of the War\|Frederick Palmer His little eyes beamed in his great swollen face as he turned their gaze upon the object of his encomium. Scaramouche\|Rafael Sabatini British Dictionary definitions for encomium encomium / (ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm) / noun plural -miums or -mia (-mɪə) a formal expression of praise; eulogy; panegyric Word Origin for encomium C16: from Latin, from Greek enkōmion, from en- ² + kōmos festivity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to encomium commendation, eulogy, panegyric, accolade, praise, salutation, tribute, laudation
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encomium

noun, plural en·co·mi·ums, en·co·mi·a [en-koh-mee-uh]. /ɛnˈkoʊ mi ə/.

Origin of encomium

Words nearby encomium

Example sentences from the Web for encomium

British Dictionary definitions for encomium

noun plural -miums or -mia (-mɪə)

Word Origin for encomium

Words related to encomium