ə̇nˈkōmēəm, en- noun
( plural encomiums -ēəmz ; or enco·mia -ēə)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek enkōmion laudatory ode, from en in + -kōmion (from kōmos revel, celebration) — more at in , comedy
: an often formal expression of warm or high praise : eulogy , panegyric
an unstinted encomium of a national hero