eulogy

     

A eulogy is a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing. The wor is derived from the Greek word εὐλογία (eulogia), meaning praise (εὐ meaning good or well and λογος meaning word, phrase, speech, etc).

Trivia about eulogy

  • The Greeks used encomia to praise people; today at a funeral you deliver one of these
  • It's from the Greek for "well spoken"; Bindi Irwin gave a moving one for her dad
  • A written prose speech in honor of a deceased person:"E" is for...