Encomium (noun)
en-koh-me-um
A formal expression of high praise; eulogy.
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin, from Greek enkṓmion, equivalent to en- en- 2 + kôm(os) “a revel” + -ion noun suffix
Example sentences
“An encomium by the chief greeted the returning hero.”
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