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Grammar : Noun
Spell : yoo-luh-jee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyu lə dʒi



Definition of eulogy

Origin :
  • 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."
  • noun praise, acclamation
Example sentences :
  • His oration was lengthy and his eulogy spoken with evident emotion.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Southerners incline to eulogy; and syllabubs insist upon it.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
  • That was as far as I could get with it: in fact, that was about all there was to be said by way of eulogy.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
  • This eulogy of Henry plainly implies some short experience of his reign.
  • Extract from : « The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 » by Sebastian Brandt
  • The eulogy is so glorious that I certainly owe you a large share of thanks for it.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Work in Music » by Arthur Elson
  • There were tears under my eyelids as the editor concluded his eulogy.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • His contemporaries speak of his character in terms of eulogy.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) » by John West
  • What a theme for a painter, and what a eulogy was that scene!
  • Extract from : « Hortense, Makers of History Series » by John S. C. Abbott
  • What an eulogy is this on the perfection of the sacred writings!
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
  • And this eulogy was pronounced by a prophet, a poet, and a king—no common assemblage.
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy

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