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  1. elogenoun

    An expression of praise.

  2. elogenoun

    A statement or disquisition in praise of someone who has died.

  3. elogenoun

    Specifically, the statement made by a new member of the French Academy about his predecessor.

  4. Etymology: From éloge, from elogium.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Elogenoun

    a panegyrical funeral oration

  2. Etymology: [F. See Elogium.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Éloge

    ā-lōzh′, Elogium, ē-lō′ji-um, Elogy, el′o-ji, n. a funeral oration: a panegyric.—n. El′ogist, one who delivers an éloge. [Fr. éloge—L. elogium, a short statement, an inscription on a tomb, perh. confused with eulogy.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Eloge

    a discourse in panegyric of some illustrious person deceased, in which composition Fontenelle took the lead, and in which he was followed by D'Alembert, Condorcet, Flourens, and others.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of eloge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of eloge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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