eulogium

eulogium
/yooh loh"jee euhm/, n., pl. eulogiums, eulogia /-jee euh/.
1. a eulogy.
2. eulogistic language.
[1700-10; < ML, equiv. to L eu- EU- + (e)logium inscription on a tombstone]

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  • Eulogium — Eu*lo gi*umn.; pl. {Eulogiums}. [LL., fr. Gr. ? eulogy.] A formal eulogy. Smollett. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eulogĭum — Eulogĭum, das vorzüglichste Ritual der Griechischen Kirche, herausgeg. von Jakob Goar, Par. 1645, Fol., nebst Übersetzung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • eulogium — [yoo lō′jē əm] n. pl. eulogiums or eulogia [yoo lō′jē ə, yoo lō′jə] [ML] EULOGY …   English World dictionary

  • eulogium — noun (plural eulogia or giums) Etymology: Medieval Latin Date: 1621 eulogy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eulogium — n. formal eulogy; praising or eulogistic language …   English contemporary dictionary

  • eulogium — [ju: ləʊdʒɪəm] noun (plural eulogia dʒɪə or eulogiums) another term for eulogy. Origin C17: from med. L., praise …   English new terms dictionary

  • eulogium — n. Praise. See eulogy …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • eulogium — eu·lo·gi·um …   English syllables

  • eulogium — eu•lo•gi•um [[t]yuˈloʊ dʒi əm[/t]] n. pl. gi•ums, gi•a [[t] dʒi ə[/t]] 1) rht a eulogy 2) rht eulogistic language • Etymology: 1700–10; < ML, = L eu eu + (ē)logium epitaph …   From formal English to slang

  • eulogium — /juˈloʊdʒiəm/ (say yooh lohjeeuhm) noun (plural eulogiums or eulogia /juˈloʊdʒiə/ (say yooh lohjeeuh)) 1. eulogy. 2. eulogistic language. {Medieval Latin. See eulogy} …  

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