eulogistic

Examples

• All

• During the memorial service, several guests shared eulogistic remarks about the artist's impact on the community.

• Not all letters were so eulogistic, but discouraging sentiments were rare in emigrant letters.

  Academic text (1993)

• A tender, eulogistic text, of course.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The eulogistic histories are attempts to record the official version of contemporary events and, as such, claim to be neutral vessels of information.

  Academic text (2013)

• Separated from the more personal and eulogistic accounts of friends and relatives by photographs of the artist and her work, "Elegy for an Unclaimed Beloved" stands out as a more authoritative piece.

  Academic text (2014)

• As for the study of American literature in the USSR, the ideological approach worked to form the special "Soviet canon" of American authors, which marginalized artists who seemed either too distant from the vital problems of "socialist construction" or too eulogistic about the capitalist system.

  Academic text (2003)

• The second is part of a eulogistic letter addressed by Jerome to Eustochium after her mother's death in 404, in which he recounts Paula's pilgrimage around the holy places.

  Academic text (2007)

• The eulogistic speech at the ceremony honored the contributions of the late professor.

• Her eulogistic essay celebrated the achievements of the charity's founder, highlighting years of dedicated service.

Synonyms

C

complimentary

vseulogistic

18 4.2

Saying good things about someone to show you admire them

is more ornate and formally expressive than a simple compliment

G

glowing

vseulogistic

5 4.0

Showing strong praise and approval

focuses more on formal or elaborate expression than on warmth

L

laudatory

vseulogistic

3 8.1

Showing praise for a person or thing

is more focused on elaborate or highly formal praise

P

panegyrical

vseulogistic

• Formal

9.9

Giving very strong praise in a formal speech or writing

is the general adjective for formal or elaborate praise

E

encomiastic

vseulogistic

• Formal

9.9

Expressing strong praise, often in formal language

is similar but applies broadly beyond official or ceremonial language

D

doxological

vseulogistic

• Formal

9.9

Showing praise, often in religious worship

is alike in formality but applies to any nonreligious context

C

commendatory

vseulogistic

• Literature

7.5

Showing praise for someone or something

leans more toward elaborate or formal praise rather than plain approval

A

approbatory

vseulogistic

• Formal

8.9

Showing approval or praise for something

places slightly more weight on ornate or elaborate expression

A

approbative

vseulogistic

• Formal

8.8

Showing praise or approval

emphasizes formal elaboration more than a simple endorsement

P

praiseful

vseulogistic

6.6

Showing approval by saying good things about someone or their work

is more likely to be formal or elaborately phrased

P

plausive

vseulogistic

9.9

Showing praise or approval

stresses formal elaboration more than general approval

T

testimonial

vseulogistic

6.0

Showing thanks and praise for a person, often at a special event

is an adjective form that describes praise, not the praising action

G

gushing

vseulogistic

6.6

Giving praise in a way that sounds too excited and not honest

is more restrained and formally elaborate rather than effusive

How Praising

panegyrical

• Formal

9.9

laudatory

3 8.1

eulogistic

• Formal

8.9

praising

2.1

complimentary

18 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology