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Definition of Extolment
1. Noun. An expression of approval and commendation. "He always appreciated praise for his work"
Generic synonyms: Approval, Commendation
Specialized synonyms: Superlative, Encomium, Eulogy, Paean, Panegyric, Pean, Eulogium, Eulogy, Good Word, Recommendation, Testimonial, Compliment
Derivative terms: Extol, Praise
Definition of Extolment
1. n. Praise.
Definition of Extolment
1. Noun. (obsolete) praise ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Extolment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extolment
Literary usage of Extolment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Walter Morris Hart (1917)
"120 But, in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article;
and his infusion of such dearth and rareness, as, to make true diction of him ..."
2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"But, in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article;™ and
his infusion of such dearth and rareness, as, to make true diction of him, ..."
3. Journal of the American Oriental Society by American Oriental Society (1889)
"The inversion-theory, however, assumes that such one-sided extolment obliges us
to believe in an original poet who painted the victors black, ..."
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