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“eulogy” in Latin
laudātiōcommendation, praise; eulogy, panegyriclauspraise, glory, repute; fame; approbation, commendationlaudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogizepanēgyricusof or pertaining to a public assembly, festival; praising, laudatory, eulogistic
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eulogy
laudatio, of anybody, alicujus (the speech and the praise contained in it): laus: laudes, of anyone, alicujus (the praise. ☞ Elogium is a short inscription on a tomb, etc.; encomium is not found): an eulogy pronounced over one who is dead, laudatio mortui (general term; in later writers; e.g., Pliny, panegyricus, sc. sermo); laudatio funebris; laudes funebres: to pronounce a eulogy over anybody, aliquem laudare; dicere de alicujus laudibus; sermonem cum admiratione laudum alicujus instituere (in a conversation): to write a eulogy upon any person or thing, laudationem alicujus or alicujus rei scribere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eulogy?
- The usual Latin words for “eulogy” are laudātiō, laus, laudō; also panēgyricus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.