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"Formal praise"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (ENCOMIUM).
Definitions
a formal expression of praise
Word origin
From Latin encōmium (“praise, eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion, “laudatory ode, praise”), from ἐγκώμιος (enkṓmios, “of or pertaining to the victor”), from κῶμος (kômos, “festival, revel, ode”).
Used in a sentence
“I rejoined our people, and expected a reprimand for having forced the enemy without orders; though I had my excuse ready. But here I was mistaken; for I met with nothing but encomiums.”
“"I never seen their like," was Lassiter's encomium, "an' in my day I've seen a sight of horses."”
“Many a new locomotive class has received encomiums in these columns because its early work was outstanding, judged by the then prevailing standards.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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