encomium

Definitions


[ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly
(e.g: he took to social media to shower encomiums on his teammates for their performances)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: Latin, from Greek enkōmion ‘eulogy’, from en- ‘within’ + komos ‘revel’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries