Encomium

Encomium is a Latin word deriving from the Ancient Greek enkomion, meaning "the praise of a person or thing."

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I rejoined our people, and expected a reprimand for having forced the enemy without orders; though I had my excuse ready. But here I was mistaken; for I met with nothing but encomiums.

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...and where he never failed to lavish on me every gift his fortune could supply, delight me by the encomiums he bestowed on my music and needlework (always an object of importance in a nunnery), and prove, by his admiring looks and his tender tones, how entirely he loved me.

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"I never seen their like," was Lassiter's encomium, "an' in my day I've seen a sight of horses."

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