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“panegyric” in Latin
laudātiōcommendation, praise; eulogy, panegyriclauspraise, glory, repute; fame; approbation, commendationlaudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogize
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
panegyric
laudatio; upon anybody, alicujus (the speech itself, and the praise it contains): laus, laudes; upon anybody, alicujus (the praise). ☞ r Elogium, in this sense is not Latin, nor encomium (which has no ancient authority). Panegyric pronounced in honor of one who is dead, laudatio mortui (general term): laudatio funebris: laudes funebres (pronounced at his funeral). ☞ Cic. uses panegyricus, sc. sermo, of the panegyrical orations of Isocrates; and Quintilian uses panegyricus absolutely of such orations. To pronounce a panegyric on anybody, laudare aliquem (general term): dicere de alicujus laudibus (in a set oration): to pronounce a panegyric on anybody in a discourse, sermonem cum admiratione laudum alicujus instituere: to write a panegyric on anybody or anything, laudationem alicujus or alicujus rei scribere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for panegyric?
- The usual Latin words for “panegyric” are laudātiō, laus, laudō. 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.