English-Thai Dictionary

encomium

N คำสรรเสริญ  คำยกย่อง  compliment eulogy panegyric kam-san-sun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENCOMIUM

n.plu. encomiums. Praise; panegyric; commendation. Men are quite as willing to receive as to bestow encomiums.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENCOMIUM

En *co "mi *um, n.; pl. Encomiums. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Comedy. ]

 

Defn: Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation. His encomiums awakened all my ardor. W. Irving.

 

Syn. -- See Eulogy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

encomium

en co mi um |enˈkōmēəm ɛnˈkoʊmiəm | ▶noun ( pl. encomiums or encomia |-mēə | ) formal a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Latin, from Greek enkōmion ‘eulogy, ’ from en- ‘within ’ + komos ‘revel. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

encomium

encomium |ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. encomiums or encomia |-mɪə | ) formal a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Latin, from Greek enkōmion ‘eulogy ’, from en- ‘within ’ + komos ‘revel ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

encomium

encomium noun formal the poet's encomium to the king: eulogy, panegyric, paean, accolade, tribute, testimonial; praise, acclaim, acclamation, homage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

encomium

encomium noun the poet produced an appropriate encomium after the king's death: eulogy, speech of praise, panegyric, paean, accolade, tribute, testimonial, compliment; praise, acclaim, acclamation, homage, extolment; rare laudation, eulogium.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

encomium

en co mi um /ɪnkóʊmiəm /名詞 複 ～s, -mia /-mɪə /C ｟かたく ｠賛辞, 賛美 .