panegyric
A eulogistic oration or writing, similar to an elegy with the difference being in its higher level of formality. A highly complex and specialized piece of music devoted to the eulogy of a person or thing may possibly be refered to as a panegyric instead of an elegy, though this use is rare.
Dr. Flanders delivered his powerfully moving panegyric to what remained, ironically enough, a still body of mourners from Karl Marx's community. for those eleven and a half minutes it seemed that nothing could sway them.
panegyric by Andrew Broz August 4, 2005
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