Definition
A form or system of praise; the practice or art of composing encomiums or formal praises.
Etymology
Constructed from Greek enkōmion + -ia (noun-forming suffix creating abstract nouns). This is a Latinized Greek form emphasizing the *system or practice* of praising rather than individual praises.
Kelly Says
This ultra-obscure word shows how Renaissance scholars invented new Latin-Greek hybrids to discuss intellectual concepts—it's like academic fan fiction, creating words that almost nobody would ever actually use in conversation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መ elogio
me-e-loh-gee-oh
CACatalà
elogio
e-loh-gee-oh
DEDeutsch
Lobpreis
lohp-praɪs
ELΕλληνικά
έπαινος
e-pa-inos
ESEspañol
encomia
en-KOH-mee-ah
FRFrançais
éncomium
ɑ̃-kɔ-mɪəm
HIहिन्दी
प्रशंसा
pra-shan-sa
HUMagyar
dicsőség
dee-ch-seh-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
pujian
poo-jee-an
ITItaliano
elogio
e-loh-gee-oh
KMKM
អបអរសាទ
ap-a-ro-sa-at
MSBahasa Melayu
pujian
poo-jee-an
NLNederlands
lode
loh-deh
PLPolski
pochwała
po-hval-ah
PTPortuguês
encomio
en-KOH-mee-oh
RUРусский
похвала
pok-hva-lah
SVSvenska
högtid
hoh-tee-d
TAதமிழ்
கெட்டியா
ket-ti-ya
TEతెలుగు
గొప్పగా
gop-pa-ga
TLTL
pagpupugay
pa-gup-poo-gay
TRTürkçe
tebrik
teh-breek
UKУкраїнська
похвала
pok-hvala
VITiếng Việt
khen thưởng
khen-thuong
ZUZU
ukuthakazela
oo-koo-tha-ka-ze-la