Associations to the word «Encomium»
Noun
- Erasmus
- Zeppelin
- Praise
- Approbation
- Regina
- Folly
- Commendation
- Flattery
- Praising
- Censure
- Minerva
- Oration
- Nero
- Helen
- Aquinas
- Applause
- Satire
- Regis
- Cato
- Compliment
- Comet
- Tribute
- Emma
- Greatness
- Admiration
- Pulitzer
- Constantine
- Homage
- Bard
- Lordship
- Merit
- Rhetoric
- Virtue
- Hymn
- Speech
- Excellence
- Martyr
- Honour
- Hearing
- Poem
- Sentiment
- Beauty
- Mistress
- Narrative
- Funeral
- Author
- Ballad
- Subject
- Gentleman
- Pope
- Harold
- Criticism
- Chronicle
- Writing
- Manner
- Person
- Great
- Poetry
- Honor
- More
- Poet
- Account
- Lady
- Queen
- Passion
- Opinion
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ENCOMIUM, noun. Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
ENCOMIUM, noun. (rhetoric) A general category of oratory.
ENCOMIUM, noun. (rhetoric) A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
ENCOMIUM, noun. The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
ENCOMIUM, 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.
Dictionary definition
ENCOMIUM, noun. A formal expression of praise.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.