panegyrics
Formal laudatory speeches
Panegyrics are formal speeches or texts of lavish praise, typically honoring a person, institution, or achievement.
The word carries a slightly elevated or ironic tone—calling something a panegyric suggests the praise may be excessive or ceremonial rather than spontaneous: The biography read more like a panegyric than honest assessment.
The singular is panegyric.
Formal speech of tribute
- laudationFormal expression of praise
- extolmentAct of praising highly
- glorificationElevating praise or worship
- commendationFormal expression of approval
accolade · tribute · homage · adulation · flattery · plaudit · testimonial · approbation
Formal eloquent discourse
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- orationFormal public speech
discourse · bombast · hyperbole · flourish · amplification · magniloquence · verbosity · speechmaking
Service honoring the dead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
celebration · coronation · commencement · banquet · award ceremony · retirement · roast · convocation
encomium
Formal speech of tribute
- laudationFormal expression of praise
- extolmentAct of praising highly
- glorificationElevating praise or worship
commendation · accolade · tribute · homage · adulation · flattery · plaudit · testimonial · approbation · appreciation
oratory
Formal eloquent discourse
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
oration · discourse · bombast · hyperbole · flourish · amplification · magniloquence · verbosity · speechmaking · harangue
funeral
Service honoring the dead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
commemoration · celebration · coronation · commencement · banquet · award ceremony · retirement · roast · convocation · valediction
panegyricsdiatribes
Lengthy bitter verbal attacks
invectives · critiques · denunciations · condemnations · excoriations
panegyricsindictments
Formal criminal accusations
jeremiads · accusations · polemics · libels · prosecutions