Added 10 October 2026
eulogy
/ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/ noun
In Latin: laudatio, eulogium Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about eulogy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently.
- A formal expression of praise.
Origin
From Latin eulogium, apparently from a confusion between ēlogium (whence English elogium, elogy) and eulogia (from Ancient Greek εὐλογία (eulogía, “praise”), whence English eulogia); equivalent to eu- + logia ("good words"). Doublet of eulogium.
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