Eulogy vs Mourn - What's the difference?
eulogy | mourn |
An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
Speaking highly of someone; the act of praising or commending someone.
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
* Bible, Genesis xxiii. 2
* Shakespeare
Sorrow, grief.
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*:Anone after ther cam balen / and whan he sawe kynge Arthur / he alyght of his hors / and cam to the kynge on foote / and salewed hym / by my hede saide Arthur ye be welcome / Sire ryght now cam rydynge this way a knyght makynge grete moorne / for what cause I can not telle
A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.
As nouns the difference between eulogy and mourn
is that eulogy is an oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral while mourn is sorrow, grief.As a verb mourn is
to express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).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 wordmourn
English
Alternative forms
* morneVerb
- Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
- We mourn' in black; why ' mourn we not in blood?