adjective greek

pănēgўrĭcus

fem. pănēgўrĭca · neut. pănēgўrĭcum

= πανηγυρικός

belonging to a public assembly; festival;; the festival oration of Isocrates

of or belonging to a public assembly or festival; hence, subst.: pănēgў-rĭcus, i, m., the festival oration of Isocrates, in which he eulogized the Athenians, Cic. Or. 11, 37; Quint. 10, 4, 4.—

praising; laudatory; eulogistic by extension •

Transf., praising, laudatory, eulogistic: libelli, panegyrics, Aus. Prof. 1, 13.—More freq. subst.: pănēgўrĭcus, i, m., a eulogy, panegyric, Quint. 2, 10, 11; cf. id. 3, 4, 14: etiam malos panegyricis mendacibus adulantur, Lact. 1, 15, 13.

Perseus ID: n33630 Key: panegyricus