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A eulogy (from εὐλογία, eulogia, Classical Greek, eu for "well" or "true", logia for "words" or "text", together for "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a term of endearment.
President Biden delivered Carter's eulogy. In addition, Joshua and Jason Carter, Carter's grandsons, delivered readings and the opening homily was delivered by the Reverend Andrew Young, a civil rights leader who was also Carter's former United States ambassador to the United Nations. His grandson, James Carter IV, also quoted Matthew 5:1–16 ...
A Christian funeral sermon is a formal religious oration or address given at a funeral ceremony, or sometimes a short time after, which may combine elements of eulogy with biographical comments and expository preaching. To qualify as a sermon, it should be based on a scriptural text. [1]
The nation said a proper farewell to former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service in Washington D.C. on Thursday. President Joe Biden, who declared Thursday a national day of mourning ...
The Rev. Al Sharpton is scheduled deliver a eulogy for a Black man who died last month after being pinned to the ground by hotel security guards in Milwaukee, his office said Tuesday. The death of ...
Ford is honored during a memorial service in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., December 30, 2006. Gregory Willard, President Ford's personal attorney and former White House aide, was responsible for the overall planning and conduct of the state funeral as president and Mrs. Ford and the Ford family's designated personal representative.
Sharpton gave the eulogy for Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old East Canton resident, during the service at the Hear The Word Ministries church in Canton. Tyson died April 18 after he was handcuffed and ...
The term eulogia (Ancient Greek: εὐλογία, eulogía), Greek for "a blessing", has been applied in ecclesiastical usage to "a blessed object".It was occasionally used in early times to signify the Holy Eucharist, and in this sense is especially frequent in the writings of St. Cyril of Alexandria.