panegyric means panegyrical. It carries an Arena rating of 1692, earned across 21 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, panegyric ranks #2,709 of 42,752 for Qualifying, #2,863 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #3,174 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #3,539 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words.
panegyric is pronounced /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪk/.
Why “panegyric” is a great word
A formal public speech or written composition delivered in high praise of a person, thing, or event. From French panégyrique, from Latin panegyricus, from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós, 'of or for a public festival assembly'), from πανήγυρις (panḗgyris, 'a general assembly, festival'). Unlike a eulogy, which belongs to the funeral’s hush, or a critique, which dissects with analytical detachment, the panegyric is an unapologetic edifice of admiration erected in the full light of day. It is the senator’s voice ringing through the Roman forum, the poet laureate’s verses unfurling before a coronation, the official biography that polishes every fact to a gleaming sheen—the voice of the crowd, polished into rhetoric, turning presence into a monument against the erosion of time.
Etymology
From French panégyrique, from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós).
noun
- A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
- Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.
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