Encomion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛŋˈkəʊ.mi.ən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Encomion is a noun meaning (obsolete) encomium; panegyric.
Meaning
(obsolete) encomium; panegyric.
Example Sentences
VVel this Encomion was not extemporall, it came too perfectly off.
[…]it’s the worth of theſe both Engliſh and Latin Poems, not the flouriſh of any prefixed encomions that can invite thee to buy them, though theſe are not without the higheſt Commendations and Applauſe of the learnedeſt Academicks, both domeſtick and forrein: […]
Word Forms
- encomions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extolment, eloge, extollment, elogy, commemorization, exaltment.
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