panegyric

A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something; a eulogy.

• panegyrical/ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪkəl/(adj)颂扬的
• panegyrize/ˈpænɪdʒɪraɪz/(v)颂扬

• deliver a panegyric
• a panegyric to
• panegyric on
• fulsome panegyric

1. 1.The obituary read more like a panegyric than a balanced account of his life. (lavish praise)
2. 2.Her speech was a panegyric to the volunteers who had served the community for decades. (tribute)

• eulogy/ˈjuːlədʒi/— speech praising someone, often deceased
• tribute/ˈtrɪbjuːt/— act of respect
• encomium/ɪnˈkəʊmiəm/— formal praise

from Greek "panegyrikos" — pan (all) + agyris (assembly) — a speech delivered to the whole assembly — public praise