Eulogy vs Plaudit - What's the difference?
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An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
Speaking highly of someone; the act of praising or commending someone.
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(often used in plural) A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
* 1862 , Washington Irving, Works of Washington Irving , page 490:
* 1918 , Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Gods of Mars , page 109:
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Eulogy is a related term of plaudit.
As nouns the difference between eulogy and plaudit
is that eulogy is an oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral while plaudit is (often used in plural) a mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.eulogy
English
(wikipedia eulogy)Noun
(eulogies)- The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies , it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.
Synonyms
* panegyricAntonyms
* criticismCoordinate terms
* dirge, elegy, threnody – funeral song * homily – funeral oration by clergy * requiem – music played at a mass to honor a deceased personSee also
* elegy – similar-sounding funeral wordplaudit
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Noun
(en noun)- The roof now rung with bravos, handkerchiefs were waved on every side, “three cheers,” again and again, and plaudit' upon ' plaudit following in such quick succession, begun, ended, and begun again, that it was some time before the toast with which Mr. Irving concluded, could be heard.
- They were very orderly- there were neither scoffs nor plaudits , and when they saw us at the window above them there were many who buried their faces in their arms and wept.
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