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Word of the Hour: Panegyrist - One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises either by writing or speaking. #WordOfTheHour #WordOfTheDay
Panegyric
a public speech or a published piece of writing in praise of something or someone (very similar to eulogy); an accolade; a tribute
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T. Tex Edwards
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thewordoftheday 30/4 - panegyric (/ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk, -ˈdʒaɪrɪk/) - n: a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
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Graham Kings
@grahamkings.bsky.social
In #Aristotle’s ‘Rhetoric’, we hear of ‘Polycrates, who delivered a panegyric to the mice that gnawed through the bow strings of an invading Assyrian army.’
Sam Leith (
@questingvole.bsky.social), ‘You Talkin’ to Me? #Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama’ p. 30.
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