salutatories

noun

plural of salutatory
as in lectures

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  1. eulogies
  2. tributes
  3. sermons
Noun
  • Every decade seems to yield a new crop of death knells and eulogies explaining why the form has reached the end of its useful life.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • Would her child be buried in a separate part of the cemetery without the appropriate eulogies?
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of eulogies
Noun
  • While this loss leaves a silence that words can never fill, farewell messages adorned a growing memorial for both Mikey and Millie, where tributes of light were offered to them.
    — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Local menus are currently stacked with sweet and savory tributes to peaches, ranging from heirloom salads and crudos to inventive desserts and cocktails.
    — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tributes
Noun
  • Not like brushing shoulders with Lil Baby and Lil Yachty is a musical death sentence (Veeze is still tearing it up), but for a rapper who specialized in free-flowing street sermons, that slight touch of formalism and structure depletes the vibe.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
  • Of the manuscript's six sermons, two were previously unknown.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of sermons
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“Salutatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salutatories. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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