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. http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/0868.html. 
3. ^ Bebis, George. "The Saints of the Orthodox Church". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. http://www.goarch.org/en/resources/saints/. Retrieved 2006-12-20. 
4. ^ "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Panegyry. Retrieved 2006-12-21. 
5. ^ "Dictionary.com". Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/panegyry. Retrieved 2006-12-21.