1. A formal expression of praise
   "The retiring professor received a pean from her colleagues";
   - encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, laudation
    
2. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
   "The chorus sang a pean to Apollo before the start of the Olympic games";
   - paean

Sounds like: pealing, pe, pea

Derived forms: peans

Type of: anthem, congrats [informal], congratulations, extolment, hats off [informal], hymn, kudos, pat on the back, praise

Encyclopedia: Pean