Word of the day: encomium

The word of the day is encomium:

< Latin encōmium, < Greek ἐγκώμιον (ἔπος) eulogy.

A formal or high-flown expression of praise; a eulogy, panegyric. (OED)

"The staff sergeant delivers a long encomium to the dead and then says, briskly, 'None of that matters right now,' to gleeful sniggers from the audience. If it doesn’t matter, why include it?"

 - Anthony Lane, "Out There: 'Battle: Los Angeles' and 'Paul'", 21 March 2011 The New Yorker