From the OED.
noun: "A formal or high-flown expression of praise; a eulogy, panegyric"
Google prefers: "A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly."
Google also has developed a very cool dictionary widget -- I've included the graphic from the "encomium" entry below:
Ali McMurtrie - This website is my attempt to "get the art out of my head." I started this blog a few years ago when I turned twenty-five, and it began as a place for me to post about cheese, pottery and other things I thought were interesting over the course of that year. Now, even though my "Year Twenty-Five" has is behind me, I keep this site as a way of collecting things I feel inspired by and/or would like to eat.
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