eulogy; praise of virtue
A formal, literary term for praising someone's virtue or achievements, often in a written tribute. Rare in everyday language.
In memory of the deceased, they deliver words of eulogy.
monument commemorating a virtuous deed
Compound of 頌 (praise, eulogy) and 徳 (virtue). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of praising virtue.