salutatories

noun

plural of salutatory
as in lectures

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  1. eulogies
  2. tributes
  3. sermons
Noun
  • Would her child be buried in a separate part of the cemetery without the appropriate eulogies?
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Mourners thronged a vast prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday as the week-long funeral ceremonies of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began with the national anthem, religious eulogies and readings from the Koran.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of eulogies
Noun
  • On Austin's end, he's shared several touching tributes to his big sister on social media over the years.
    — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • The Mount Rushmore festivities also include performances by military bands and tributes to the Armed Services.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of tributes
Noun
  • Stylistically, this encyclopedic catch-all of genres readily segues from sermons and soliloquies to thrilling action sequences and anguished cris de coeur.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • This doesn’t mean that sermons are sedating people, said the team.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Definition of sermons
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“Salutatories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salutatories. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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