eulogy

[yoo-luh-jee] /ˈyu lə dʒi/

noun, plural eulogies.

a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person.

high praise or commendation.

Origin

1585-95; < Late Latin eulogia eulogia and Medieval Latin eulogium eulogium

Can be confused

elegy, eulogy.

Examples from the web for eulogy

She confronts her ambivalence toward her father in an aching, courageous eulogy.
No doubt we will share a similiar eulogy a thousand years from now.
And so I needed to create a eulogy, not only to him but to all the unsung heroes.
Tara preferred the eloquence of eulogy to the deadline of obituary.
The novel, then, becomes a eulogy for a lost culture.
King, an elder at the church, gave the eulogy.
The eulogy would have taken me ages to compose adequately.
Thank you for sharing this touching eulogy, you honor his memory with grace.
At his funeral, delivering the eulogy, her voice was strong and her hands steady.
You have written a beautiful eulogy for your mother.

British Dictionary definitions for eulogy

eulogy

/ˈjuːlədʒɪ/

noun (pl) -gies

a formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or thing, esp a person who has recently died

high praise or commendation

Also called (archaic) eulogium (juːˈləʊdʒɪəm)

elegy

Word Origin

C16: from Late Latin eulogia, from Greek: praise, from eu- + -logy; influenced by Latin ēlogium short saying, inscription

Word Origin and History for eulogy

mid-15c., from Latin eulogium, from Greek eulogia "praise; good or fine language," from eu "well" (see eu-) + -logia "speaking" (see -logy). Eu legein meant "speak well of."

eulogy in Culture

eulogy [(yooh-luh-jee)]

Words of praise, often for a dead person, but also a staple in introducing speakers, in nominating candidates, and on other such occasions. (Compare elegy.)