eloge

noun

āˈlōzh,

ālȯȯzh

plural eloges

-ōzhə̇z,

-ȯȯzh

1

archaic : encomium, eulogy

2

: a panegyrical funeral oration

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Medieval Latin elogium (influenced in meaning by Medieval Latin eulogium eulogy), from Latin, maxim, saying, inscription on a tombstone, probably by folk etymology (influence of Latin e- and Greek logos word) from Greek elegeion elegy

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