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A eulogy is a speech or writing in praise
Praise

In its common usage, praise is the act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately. Praise is typically, but not exclusively, earned relative to achievement and accomplishment....
 of a person or thing, especially one recently deceased or retired. The word is derived from the Greek word e?????a (eulogia), meaning praise (e? meaning good or well and ????? meaning word, phrase, speech, etc).

The term "eulogy" may refer to a funeral
Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour....
 oration
Public speaking

Public speaking is the process of Speech communication to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners....
 given in tribute to a person or people who have recently died
Death

Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby....
. Eulogies may be given as part of funeral services, however some denominations either discourage or do not permit eulogies at services to maintain respect for traditions.

Eulogies can also praise a living person or people who are still alive, which normally takes place on special occasions like birthday
Birthday

Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of the day of a person's birth. People in many cultures celebrate this anniversary. In some languages, the word for birthday literally translates as "anniversary"....
s etc.

Eulogies should not be confused with elegies
Elegy

An elegy is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive Poetry#Elegy, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead....
, which are poems written in tribute to the dead; nor with obituaries
Obituary

An obituary is an attempt to give an account of the texture and significance of the life of someone who has recently died. It is to be distinguished from a death notice , which is a paid advertisement written by family members and placed in the newspaper either by the family or the funeral home....
, which are published biographies
Biography

A biography is a description of someone's life, usually published in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film. An autobiography is a biography by the same person it is about....
 recounting the lives of those who have recently died; nor with obsequies, which refer generally to the ritual
Ritual

A ritual is a set of repeated actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community by religious or political laws because of the perceived efficacy of those actions....
s surrounding funerals.

Catholic
Catholic

Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
 priests are prohibited by the rubrics of the Mass from presenting a eulogy for the deceased in place of a homily
Homily

A homily is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture. In the Catholic Churches, the Anglican Communion, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a homily is usually given during Mass at the end of the Liturgy of the Word....
 during a funeral Mass
Mass (liturgy)

The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The term is used also of similar celebrations in Old Catholic Churches, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in some largely High Church Lutheranism Lutheranism regions, including the Scandinavian and Baltic states countries....
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A eulogy is a speech or writing in praise
Praise

In its common usage, praise is the act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately. Praise is typically, but not exclusively, earned relative to achievement and accomplishment....
 of a person or thing, especially one recently deceased or retired. The word is derived from the Greek word e?????a (eulogia), meaning praise (e? meaning good or well and ????? meaning word, phrase, speech, etc).

The term "eulogy" may refer to a funeral
Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour....
 oration
Public speaking

Public speaking is the process of Speech communication to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners....
 given in tribute to a person or people who have recently died
Death

Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby....
. Eulogies may be given as part of funeral services, however some denominations either discourage or do not permit eulogies at services to maintain respect for traditions.

Eulogies can also praise a living person or people who are still alive, which normally takes place on special occasions like birthday
Birthday

Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of the day of a person's birth. People in many cultures celebrate this anniversary. In some languages, the word for birthday literally translates as "anniversary"....
s etc.

Eulogies should not be confused with elegies
Elegy

An elegy is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive Poetry#Elegy, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead....
, which are poems written in tribute to the dead; nor with obituaries
Obituary

An obituary is an attempt to give an account of the texture and significance of the life of someone who has recently died. It is to be distinguished from a death notice , which is a paid advertisement written by family members and placed in the newspaper either by the family or the funeral home....
, which are published biographies
Biography

A biography is a description of someone's life, usually published in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film. An autobiography is a biography by the same person it is about....
 recounting the lives of those who have recently died; nor with obsequies, which refer generally to the ritual
Ritual

A ritual is a set of repeated actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community by religious or political laws because of the perceived efficacy of those actions....
s surrounding funerals.

Catholic
Catholic

Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
 priests are prohibited by the rubrics of the Mass from presenting a eulogy for the deceased in place of a homily
Homily

A homily is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture. In the Catholic Churches, the Anglican Communion, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a homily is usually given during Mass at the end of the Liturgy of the Word....
 during a funeral Mass
Mass (liturgy)

The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The term is used also of similar celebrations in Old Catholic Churches, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in some largely High Church Lutheranism Lutheranism regions, including the Scandinavian and Baltic states countries....
.

See also

  • Elegy
    Elegy

    An elegy is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive Poetry#Elegy, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead....
  • Obituary
    Obituary

    An obituary is an attempt to give an account of the texture and significance of the life of someone who has recently died. It is to be distinguished from a death notice , which is a paid advertisement written by family members and placed in the newspaper either by the family or the funeral home....
  • Panegyric
    Panegyric

    A panegyric is a formal public speech , or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or object , a generally highly studied and discriminating eulogy, not expected to be critical....