[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

panegyric \pan`egyr"ic\, n. l. panegyricus, gr. panhgyrico`s:
   cf. f. pan'egyrique. see panegyric, a.
   an oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement;
   a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse;
   laudation. see synonym of eulogy.
   1913 webster panegyric
see also:
panegyric eulogy 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

panegyric \pan`egyr"ic\, panegyrical \pan`egyr"ical\, a. l.
   panegyricus, gr. panhgyrico`s, from panh`gyris an assembly of
   the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + 'a`gyris,
   'agora`, an assembly.
   containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory.
   "panegyric strains." --pope. -- pan`egyr"ically, adv.
   1913 webster

         some of his odes are panegyrical.        --dryden.
   1913 webster
see also:
pan`egyr"ically 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

panegyric
     adj : formally  expressing praise syn: encomiastic, eulogistic,
            panegyrical
     n : a formal expression of praise syn: encomium, eulogy, paean,
          pean
see also:
encomiastic eulogistic panegyrical encomium eulogy paean 
pean 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 moby thesaurus words for "panegyric":
   acclamatory, accolade, admiring, adulation, apotheosis,
   appreciative, approbatory, bepraisement, commendatory,
   complimentary, congratulation, deification, eloge, encomiastic,
   encomium, eulogistic, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation,
   excessive praise, flattering, flattery, glorification, glory,
   hero worship, homage, hommage, honor, idolatry, idolizing, kudos,
   laud, laudation, laudatory, lionizing, magnification,
   meed of praise, overpraise, paean, praise, regardful, respectful,
   tribute

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