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Definition of Encomiums
1. encomium [n] - See also: encomium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Encomiums
| encolouring encolours encolure encolures encomber encombered encombering encomberment encombers encomia | encomiast encomiastic encomiasts encomion encomium encomiums (current term) encore encored encores |
Literary usage of Encomiums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The truth is," Mr El wir, says, "that Add ¡.son, by his encomiums and authority,
brought into vogue the. exaggerated estimate entertained of the essay. ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with Copious by George Crabb (1883)
"... the third to the person of some particular individual : thus we bestow encomiums
upon any work of art or production of genius, without reference to the ..."
3. Life of George Washington by Washington Irving (1884)
"Passion for Hunting revived. — Death of General Greene — His Character.
— Washington's Regrets and encomiums. Letters to the French Noblemen. ..."
4. From Academia to Amicitia: Milton's Latin Writings and the Italian Academies by Estelle Haan (1998)
"... CHAPTER 3 Florentine "Written encomiums' Among the "written encomiums" prefixed
to Milton's 1645 volume are two by ..."
5. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... and lavished upon him such extravagant encomiums,—his surprisal, with a large
force, of General Lee, unguarded, several miles distant from his army, ..."
6. King's Mountain and Its Heroes: History of the Battle of King's Mountain by Lyman Copeland Draper, Anthony Allaire (1881)
"Gates and Jefferson's encomiums.—King's Mountain Paves the Way for York- town
and Independence. ... encomiums ..."
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