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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.