eulogy.

A speech or piece of writing praising someone, especially a person who has died.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• funeral eulogy
• moving eulogy

On the page

Her eulogy recalled the quiet kindness absent from his public reputation.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Singular eulogy; plural eulogies. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: moderately common.