eu|lo|gy

eu|lo|gy «YOO luh jee», noun, plural -gies.

1. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person.

2. high praise; commendation. SYNONYM(S): laudation, panegyric, encomium.

╂[< Greek eulogíā < eu- well + lógos word < légein speak]