Panegyrical
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.
"Let us (ſaith he [Gregory of Nazianzus]) celebrate this feaſt, not in a panegyrical but divine, not in a vvorldly but ſuperſecular manner; not regarding ſo much our ſelves or ours, as the vvorſhip of Chriſt, &c."
Adjective
- 1 formally expressing praise wordnet
Example
More examples"Let us (ſaith he [Gregory of Nazianzus]) celebrate this feaſt, not in a panegyrical but divine, not in a vvorldly but ſuperſecular manner; not regarding ſo much our ſelves or ours, as the vvorſhip of Chriſt, &c."
Etymology
From panegyric + -al.
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