Panegyris

A panegyris (Ancient Greek: πανήγυρις "gathering"), is an Ancient Greek general, national or religious assembly.[1][2] Each was dedicated to the worship of a particular god. It is also associated with saint days and holy festivals.[3]

Relation to panegyry and panegyric

Πανήγυρις is also transliterated as panegyry, and in turn, some sources define panegyry to be a panegyric.[4][5] A panegyric is a formal public speech. This could be a separate usage of panegyry, an obsolete usage, or simply an error.

References

  1. Entry πανήγυρις at LSJ
  2. Smith, William (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Second Edition. Little, Brown, and Company. p. 861.
  3. Bebis, George. "The Saints of the Orthodox Church". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  4. "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  5. "Dictionary.com". Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. Retrieved 2006-12-21.


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