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Word: panegyrick (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Usage:

...devout Christian and a leading biographer of his age, complained, "There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyrick, and not to be known from one another but by extrinsick and casual circumstances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pssst! Have You Heard the One About Augustus? | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

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