encomium in English dictionary

  • encomium

    Meanings and definitions of "encomium"

    • Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
    • (rhetoric) A general category of oratory.
    • (rhetoric) A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
    • The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
    • (literature) A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an epilogue.
    • noun
      Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
    • noun
      (rhetoric)
      A general category of oratory.
    • noun
      (rhetoric)
      A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
    • noun
      The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
    • noun
      (literature)
      A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an epilogue.
    • tribute
    • noun
      a formal expression of praise

    Synonyms of "encomium" in English dictionary

    extolment, paean, praise are the top synonyms of "encomium" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of encomium

    • encomium ( plural  encomiums  or encomia)
    • encomium (plural encomiums or encomia)
  • Encomium

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