Panegyric

George Washington used the word “panegyric” in a humble reply to a poem dedicated to him by Phillis Wheatley at the outset of the Revolutionary War. From dictionary.com:

noun
1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
2. formal or elaborate praise.

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