Encomium
. The Greek kõmos is a revel in honour of [Bacchus], in which the procession marches from kõmī to kõmē: i.e. village to village. En-kõmion is the hymn sung in these processions in honour of Bacchus; hence, praise, eulogy
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.