Both Uses of
eulogy
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "Do you know," said Franz, "I have a very great inclination to judge for myself of the truth or exaggeration of your eulogies."†
Chpt 31-32 *eulogies = formal expressions of praise -- typically speeches delivered at someone's funeral
- "My dear vicomte," returned Monte Cristo, "I do not see, in all I have done, anything that merits, either from you or these gentlemen, the pretended eulogies I have received.†
Chpt 39-40
Definition:
a formal expression of praise -- typically a speech given at someone's funeral
A eulogy almost always refers to someone who has recently died, but it is also used under other circumstances. A related word, eulogize (to speak or write a eulogy praising someone or something), may be even more commonly used in non-death circumstances than in circumstances of death.