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encomium
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en·co·mi·um  (n-km-m)
n. pl. en·co·mi·ums or en·co·mi·a (-m-)
1. Warm, glowing praise.
2. A formal expression of praise; a tribute.

[Latin encmium, from Greek enkmion (epos), (speech) praising a victor, neuter of enkmios, of the victory procession : en-, in; see en-2 + kmos, celebration.]

encomium [ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm]
n pl -miums, -mia [-mɪə]
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a formal expression of praise; eulogy; panegyric
[from Latin, from Greek enkōmion, from en-2 + kōmos festivity]

encomium
formal praise; an elaborate or ceremonial panegyric or eulogy. — encomiast, n.encomiastic, adj.
See also: Praise
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.encomium - a formal expression of praise
congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise - an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
Translations
encomium [ɪnˈkəʊmɪəm] N (encomiums or encomia (pl)) [ɪnˈkəʊmɪə]elogio m, encomio m
encomium
n (form)Lobrede f, → Laudatio f (geh)


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The title captures the spirit of a book replete with encomia to a score of English literati who traveled a long and tortuous route to the Catholic Church.
1) Since his death in November 1975 at the age of seventy, the encomia to Trilling as a culture hero, at least among Anglo-American literary intellectuals, have only reaffirmed Holloway's tribute--as witnessed by the scholarly books devoted to his career and by the polemical Right-Left battles for his mantle.
Hayek, for example, is one of the inspirations for Michael Novak's (The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism) theological encomia to the free market and the business corporation as manifestations of God's grace.
 
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