Panegyric - Word of the Day - The Chief Storyteller

Panegyric is today’s Word of the Day. Need to heap high praise on someone or something? If yes, then panegyric is for you.

WORD	TYPE	DEFINITION	PRONUNCIATION
Panegyric	Noun, Adjective	A speech or written piece that has high praise for someone or something, typically an elaborate tribute or eulogy	pan-uh-JEER-ik

SOURCE	From French panégyrique and Latin from Greek, from panēgyris, a public gathering and from “pan” + “aguris” assembly

EXAMPLES	“Though warts-and-all, it does not linger or moralize over the blemishes; laudatory, it does not veer towards panegyric, even as it impresses with Mr Leader’s forensic readings.” Source: The Economist, May 28, 2015 “Tarantino’s nostalgic panegyric to Los Angeles, the internal combustion engine and old-school masculine cool is a dream of a movie.” Source: The New York Times, Dec 4, 2019 “You can’t judge historical writings by the standards of our time. These writings were mostly panegyrics, written to glorify the leaders and rulers.” Source: BBC, Jun 8, 2022 “Call it serendipity or synchronicity, issue your panegyrics, soak up the horripilation and admire the pulchritudinous: This was meant to be.” Source: The Washington Post, May 31, 2017

Information Sources: Combination of Dictionary.com; Dictionary of American Regional English; Merriam-Webster Dictionary; Collins English Dictionary; Oxford English Dictionary; Vocabulary.com; A Word a Day; The Etyman™; The Word Finder (J.I. Rodale)
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Panegyric – Word of the Day