eulogy
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- noun
- /ˈjuːlədʒi/
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- I spent all night trying to write a eulogy worthy of her memory.
- deliver a eulogy
And that was a message that it gave in that eulogy.
- And that was a message that it gave in that eulogy.
- So one of them, for instance, is writing your eulogy.
- It was a Jerry Seinfeld that said, I'd rather be in the coffin than give the eulogy, right?
- Not only did he get up and say his eulogy, he then went on to sing My way.
- They give you these forms where you're supposed to write your eulogy.
- Because more people, or I should say people are more afraid of speaking at a funeral, giving the eulogy, than they are of being in the casket.
- I mean, to write a eulogy, to have to write a eulogy, you know, for someone so young, it, it, it did.
- And then they read my eulogy And but it, you know, it was, it's, it was just tough not to be there.
- And the prize is, is my eulogy going to be better than my resume?
- David Brooks talks about resume virtues in contrast to eulogy virtues, and I'm living for the eulogy virtues right now.
- They went and they sold the eulogy, the special appearances by the Wayans family and they sold the funeral like in the streets like a bootleg.
Examples
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PHOTO (COLOR): Among the touching letters from Eung-tae's family is a eulogy written by his brother.
Academic text (2010) -
And Paul Samuelson turned to me and he said, Larry, I just wrote a eulogy for Art Okan, who died recently.
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Not only did he get up and say his eulogy, he then went on to sing My way.
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You read his eulogy because you wrote it.
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The Chief thinks that you should give the eulogy.
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Lincoln made this clear in his eulogy on Henry Clay.
Academic text (2002) -
And as for a eulogy, you don't have to say too much.
Fiction book (1998) -
That's a great eulogy, Shaw.
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You do understand, though, don't you, that it is customary in a eulogy to at least make reference to the deceased?
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At the funeral, friends gathered to hear heartfelt eulogies praising the life of the beloved teacher.
Synonyms
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4.5
Words or actions that show respect and praise
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9.9
A song, speech, or piece of writing that gives strong praise
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9.9
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly
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9.9
Short speech or writing that praises someone, often after they die
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9.9
A public speech or writing that praises someone very much
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone, often at a funeral
Antonyms
How Praiseful
Surface Forms
Morphology
eulogy = eu + log + y
The components are classical Greek combining forms (eu- 'good' + -log- 'speech') that are not productive or familiar to an average B1 learner, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from the parts.
Etymology
The word eulogy comes from the Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' and logos meaning 'word' or 'speech', the same log you see in dialogue. So a eulogy is a 'good speech', which is why it praises someone, often after they die.