eulogy

(noun)

An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

Related Terms

Examples of eulogy in the following topics:

  • Commemorative Speeches: Dedications and Eulogies

    • Dedications and eulogies are two types of commemorative speeches that memorialize people and/or events.
    • A eulogy is a very specific type of commemorative speech that occurs at a person's funeral.
    • Eulogies may include memories and anecdotes of that person's life.
    • Rather than focusing on how or why a person died, the eulogy celebrates the life he lived.
    • It can be extremely emotionally difficult to deliver a eulogy for a friend or family member.

  • Situational and Environmental Context

    • If you're at a funeral, you may be asked to deliver a eulogy.
    • For example, you wouldn't read a eulogy at a wedding?

  • Summary of the Benefits of Public Speaking

    • This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.