I regard the posthumous encomia for Scalia as absurd. (lawyerist.com)
Thus, when in January the Pope published his first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, with its poetic encomia of erotic as well as other kinds of love, it came as a total surprise to some Catholics (despite the fact that it had been extensively trailed for some months previously). (faith.org.uk)
In his response after the announcement of the results, Prof Olusola Eleka showered encomia on Fayose while thanking his rival Adeyeye for what he called his display of maturity. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)