Relating to or expressing praise or commendation; laudatory.
From Greek 'epaíneticos,' derived from 'epaineîn' (to praise), composed of 'epí' (upon) plus 'aineîn' (to praise). The term entered English through scholarly and rhetorical texts.
In classical rhetoric, speakers used epaenetic language as a deliberate technique to win audiences over—it's the opposite of invective, and it's one of the oldest propaganda tools in human communication.
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