D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Encomium

/ĕn-kôm'-ĭˌ-əm/ · En·co·mi·um · IPA /ɛnˈkoʊ.mɪ.əm/
01 n. Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation.
pl. Encomiums ((#))
  1. 1.
    Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation.
    “His encomiums awakened all my ardor.” W. Irving.
Syn. See Eulogy.