noun
- a formal expression of high praise
Usage: formal
Examples
- The professor delivered an encomium praising the student’s exceptional research.
- Her retirement party featured several encomiums from grateful colleagues.
- The critic’s encomium helped launch the young artist’s career.
- The mayor’s encomium honored the firefighters’ heroic efforts.
- The book received encomiums from literary scholars worldwide.
- His acceptance speech was an encomium to his mentors and supporters.