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• (saintly)- of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint;<br />

encomium = eulogium = eulogy = panegyric = paean<br />

• (encomium)- a formal expression of high praise; eulogy, ( ); She<br />

received from the apothecary the highest encomium, and a reward for her<br />

integrity. — Our Gift;<br />

• (eulogy)- high praise or commendation, ( ,<br />

); I doubted as to the last article of this eulogy: for they had several<br />

provincial sounds; as there, pronounced like fear, instead of like fair; once<br />

pronounced woonse, instead of wunse, or wonse. — Life Of Johnson;<br />

• (eulogium)- a formal expression of praise for someone who has died<br />

recently;<br />

• (panegyric)-a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy,<br />

( , ); All that fine panegyric was yours, that commiseration<br />

was yours, that exhortation was yours. — The Orations of Marcus Tullius<br />

Cicero, Volume 4;<br />

• (paean)- any song of praise, joy, or triumph, ( - , );<br />

Vergil's ninth Catalepton seems to have been written as a paean in honor of<br />

Messalla on receipt of the first incomplete report. — Vergil;<br />

paean {hymn : doxology}<br />

• (hymn)- a song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity; The greatest<br />

Veda hymn is the "Bhagavat Gita," a section in the Mahabharata concerning<br />

life's never-ending spiritual journey towards perfection. — Conservapedia;<br />

• (doxology)- a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God;<br />

kudos = congratulations = extolment : complement {make perfect} ><br />

complementary<br />

• (kudos)- honor; glory; acclaim, ( ); Some authors were<br />

motivated to write strictly for the critics, for the kudos and awards. —<br />

Analog Science Fiction and Fact;<br />

• (complement)- something that completes or makes perfect, (<br />

, ); As he grew older, he complemented, then replaced,<br />

his physical strength with a stentorian voice;<br />

• (complementary)- forming or serving as a complement; completing; The<br />

term complementary implies similarity in the main elements of character<br />

with adaptable differences. — Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife;<br />

ovation = plaudit = acclamation = éclat<br />

• (ovation)- an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked esp. by<br />

loud and prolonged applause, ( ); The audience gave her a<br />

standing ovation, and she left and returned to the stage three times. — The

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