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panegyric

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪk/
  • /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒaɪɹɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

panegyrical

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eulogy

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

formally expressing praise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyrical

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a formal expression of praise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: encomium, eulogy, paean, pean

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment

History

Etymology

From French panégyrique, from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós).

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ներբող (nerboġ) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Bulgarian: панегирик (panegirik) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Bulgarian: хвалебствие (hvalebstvie) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Catalan: panegíric — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頌詞 /颂词 (sòngcí) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Czech: chvalozpěv — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Danish: lovtale — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Dutch: lofzang — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Dutch: lofrede — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Finnish: ylistys — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • French: panégyrique — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Galician: panexírico — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • German: Lobrede — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • German: Panegyrik — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • German: Laudatio — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Ancient Greek: πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Hausa: yabo — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Icelandic: lofgerð — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Icelandic: lof í ræðu — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Icelandic: lof í riti — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Icelandic: lofkvæði — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Irish: adhmholadh — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Irish: formholadh — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Irish: moladh — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Italian: panegirico — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Japanese: 賛辞 (sanji) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Macedonian: по́хвала (póhvala) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Macedonian: панеги́рик (panegírik) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Macedonian: славо́појка (slavópojka) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Norwegian: lovprising — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Norwegian: lovtale — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Old Norse: hróðr — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Persian: مدیحه (madihe) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Polish: panegiryk — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Portuguese: panegírico — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Russian: панеги́рик (panegírik) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Serbo-Croatian: hvalospjev — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Spanish: panegírico — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
  • Ukrainian: панегі́рик (panehíryk) — formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something
Real reading context

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