English Explanatory Dictionary

panegyris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. religious festival on a fixed day in honor of a god, often including prayers, games, and panegyrics.
  2. A festival; a public assembly.

Word forms

panegyris panegyreis panegyry

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πανήγυρις (panḗguris), from παν- (pan-, “all”) + ἄγυρις (águris), Aeolic form of ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́, “assembly”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to assemble, gather together”). See panegyric.

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