eulogy
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.
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Origin of eulogy
1Words that may be confused with eulogy
- elegy, eulogy
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How to use eulogy in a sentence
When Deng Jiaxian died in 1986, Yang wrote an emotional eulogy for his friend, who had devoted his life to China’s nuclear defense.
China’s path to modernization has, for centuries, gone through my hometown | Yangyang Cheng | June 30, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWhile Manchin isn’t yet ready to offer a eulogy for the filibuster, you can see in the West Virginian the same level of frustration with Washington that threatened his decision to seek a second term in 2018.
Why Kyrsten Sinema Could Control the Future of the Filibuster | Philip Elliott | June 4, 2021 | TimeJordan was often asked to give a speech, a toast, a eulogy — and never disappointed.
How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence | Roxanne Roberts | March 3, 2021 | Washington PostMcClenton, himself a Baptist pastor, mustered the strength to preach his son’s eulogy.
A Temp Worker Died on the Job After FedEx Didn’t Fix a Known Hazard. The Fine: $7,000. | by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | December 23, 2020 | ProPublicaMillions of people are dying, but mobile phones are a vehicle to make those people more real, to use these spaces to create eulogies, to record and take pictures.
The way we express grief for strangers is changing | Tanya Basu | December 3, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
In his eulogy for Rosa Parks, Jesse Jackson gave a history lesson to the American people—and to then President George W. Bush.
“I will, at any point in my life, other than giving a eulogy, try to make people laugh,” he said.
This eulogy was given at Arlington National Cemetery two weeks later.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian | Elliot Ackerman | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Any of her teen children with a license were fair game to recruit as well,” her son, Thomas, would say in his eulogy.
Remembering Ma Laureys, the Mother of 10 Christie Slandered to Win His First Election | Michael Daly | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe eulogy ends before it begins and Thackeray is barely alluded to again, let alone revered.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature | Malcolm Forbes | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs she made herself comfortable in his deepest chair she heard the girlish shallow voice launch out into a eulogy of the scenery.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThat greatly excited my rivalry, and I succeeded in finding some reasons for eulogy that she had forgotten.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierI pulled myself hastily into a more popular strain with a gross eulogy of my opponent's good taste.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsBut just eulogy of the dead is the appropriate duty of those who were the associates and friends of the founder of this school.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellBradford in written eulogy ascribes to him "ye tender love & godly care of a true pastor."
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale Plumb
British Dictionary definitions for eulogy
/ (ˈjuːlədʒɪ) /
a formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or thing, esp a person who has recently died
high praise or commendation
Origin of eulogy
1- Also called (archaic): eulogium (juːˈləʊdʒɪəm)
confusable For eulogy
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Cultural definitions for 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.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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