Epitaph vs. Eulogy

An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there.

A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died.

A brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person.

High praise or commendation.

An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.

An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.

(intransitive) To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

A speech or writing in commendation of the character or services of a person; as, a fitting eulogy to worth.

(transitive) To commemorate by an epitaph.

A formal expression of praise

An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: "Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis."

To commemorate by an epitaph.

To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

A summary statement of commemoration for a dead person