panegyric
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
panegyric /ˌpanɪˈdʒɪrɪk/
▶noun a speech or text in praise of someone or something.
– derivatives
panegyrical adjective.
panegyrical adjective.
– origin C17: from Fr. panégyrique, via L. from Gk panēgurikos ‘of public assembly’.
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