Paean:
- : a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
‘unite their voices in a great paean to liberty’
— Edward Sackville-West- : a work that praises or honors its subject : ENCOMIUM, TRIBUTE
‘wrote a paean to the queen on her 50th birthday’ [Merriam-Webster]
Noted in “On this World War I anniversary, let’s not celebrate Woodrow Wilson“, Michael Beschloss, WaPo:
One can admire Wilson for his progressive reforms, for his idealism and eloquence about America’s role in the world, as I do, without sugarcoating his displays of political incompetence as a president of war. In wartime, Americans have a right to expect that the bravery of U.S. troops is matched by brilliant political leadership in the White House. Too often in the past, World War I anniversaries have been transformed into paeans to Woodrow Wilson. This time, let’s keep it focused on the troops.
