eulogynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈjuː.lə.dʒi/us/ˈjuː.lə.dʒi/formala speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise, especially for someone who recently died or retired from work:
He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy.
The song was a eulogy to the joys of travelling.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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eulogist
noun [ C ] uk/ˈjuː.lə.dʒɪst/us/ˈjuː.lə.dʒɪst/
eulogistic
adjective uk/ˌjuː.ləˈdʒɪs.tɪk/us/ˌjuː.ləˈdʒɪs.tɪk/