Definition of "elogium" [e•lo•gi•um]

• A eulogy (noun)

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• "And Niccolo Machiavelli has a cenotaph in Florence at the Church of Santa Croce, the elegaic reads: "Tanto nomini nullum par elogium"/"For so great a name, no praise is adequate/No praise is equal to such a name"..."
• "The tomb features an allegorical figure of Diplomacy above the legend "Tanto nomini nullum par elogium": No elegy is equal to such a name."
• "Such was the honourable elogium, on this young chieftain, pronounced by an accurate observer, whose praise was never lightly bestowed."