eulogises
Speaks highly of
Eulogises is the British spelling of eulogizes, meaning to praise highly, especially in a formal speech or writing.
The word most often appears in the context of funeral orations, where speakers eulogise the deceased: The minister eulogised her decades of community service.
Outside funerals, eulogise suggests lavish or effusive praise.
Formal expression of approval
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- laudationFormal expression of praise
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- encomiumFormal speech of tribute
extolment · applause · compliment · kudos · approval · plaudit · adulation · glorification
Profound admiring respect
- respectRegard with honor
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- admirationDeep respect felt
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
homage · honor · devotion · awe · exaltation · deference · worship · idolization
Service honoring the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- wakePath left in water
- requiemMass for the deceased
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
vigil · interment · graveside · service · remembrance · condolences · mourning · bereavement
Offering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- memoriesStored past experiences
- legacyWhat's passed down
commemoration · in memoriam · necrology · posthumous · immortalization · heritage · ancestor · reminiscence
commendation
Formal expression of approval
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- laudationFormal expression of praise
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
encomium · extolment · applause · compliment · kudos · approval · plaudit · adulation · glorification · tribute
veneration
Profound admiring respect
- respectRegard with honor
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- admirationDeep respect felt
reverence · homage · honor · devotion · awe · exaltation · deference · worship · idolization · lionization
funeral
Service honoring the dead
last rites · vigil · interment · graveside · service · remembrance · condolences · mourning · bereavement · farewell
tribute
Offering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- memoriesStored past experiences
legacy · commemoration · in memoriam · necrology · posthumous · immortalization · heritage · ancestor · reminiscence · biography
eulogisescriticises
Expresses negative evaluation
condemns · denounces · vilifies · excoriates · disparages
eulogistic, eulogist, eulogists, eulogise, eulogised, eulogising