ENCOMIASTIC
En*co`mi*as"tic, n.
Defn: A panegyric. B. Jonson.
ENCOMION
En*co"mi*on, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: Encomium; panegyric. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
ENCOMIUM
En*co"mi*um, n.; pl. Encomiums. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Comedy.]
Defn: Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation.
His encomiums awakened all my ardor. W. Irving.
Syn.
— See Eulogy.
ENCOMPASS
En*com"pass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encompassed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Encompassing.]
Defn: To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world. Shak. A question may be encompassed with difficulty. C. J. Smith. The love of all thy sons encompass thee. Tennyson.
Syn. — To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ; invest; hem in; shut up.