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Definition: PANEGYRIS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A festival; a public assembly.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Panegyris" is a common misspelling or typo for: panegyrics, panegyrist, panegyrise.

Date "Panegyris" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Panegyris \Pa*neg"y*ris\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression. See Panegyric.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: PANEGYRIS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A festival; a public meeting.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Antiquities Panegyris (Panêguris). A name applied by the Greeks to any gathering of the whole people at a fixed period. Examples are the Panionia (q.v.), the great national meetings on the occasion of the Olympian, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games; and in later times, the popular fairs, etc. On these occasions, besides other features, formal orations (logoi panêgurikoi) were delivered. See Panegyricus. (references)
Wikipedic A Panegyris, also spelt Panegyry (Greek - gathering), is an Ancient Greek religious assembly. Each was dedicated to the worship of a a particular god. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: PANEGYRIS

Panegyris

A panegyris (πανηγυρις) (Greek - gathering), is an Ancient Greek religious assembly.[1] Each was dedicated to the worship of a particular god. It is also associated with saint days and holy festivals.[2]

Relation to Panegyry and Panegyric

Πανηγυρις is also transliterated as panegyry,[citation needed] and in turn, some sources define panegyry to be a panegyric.[3] [4] A panegyric is a formal public speech. This could be a separate usage of panegyry, an obsolete usage, or simply an error.

References

  1. Smith, William (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Second Edition. Little, Brown, and Company, p 861. 
  2. Bebis, George. The Saints of the Orthodox Church. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
  3. The Free Dictionary. Farlex. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Panegyris". Image Credit.
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