/ ˈjuːlədʒi; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -ies )
1.
eulogy (of / to sb/sth) a speech or piece of writing praising sb/sth very much :
a eulogy to marriage
2.
eulogy (for / to sb) ( especially NAmE ) a speech given at a funeral praising the person who has died
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense high praise ): from medieval Latin eulogium , eulogia (from Greek eulogia praise), apparently influenced by Latin elogium inscription on a tomb (from Greek elegia elegy). The current sense dates from the late 16th cent.