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rhapsodist

[ rap-suh-dist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who rhapsodizes.
(in ancient Greece) a person who recited epic poetry, especially professionally.

ˈrhapsodist

/ ˈræpsədɪst /

a person who speaks or writes rhapsodies
a person who speaks with extravagant enthusiasm
Alsorhapsodeˈræpsəʊd (in ancient Greece) a professional reciter of poetry, esp of Homer

1640–50; < Greek rhapsōid ( ós ) rhapsodist ( rhaps-, variant stem of rháptein to stitch, + -ōid ( ē ) ode + -os noun suffix) + -ist

Dinah is a religious rhapsodist, seeking wisdom and guidance in prayer; and the divine will is in accordance with her desires.

True, the vanity of a particular rhapsodist might readily induce him to suppose that he could improve upon Homer.

And Emerson, though in a different way from Nietzsche's, was also a rhapsodist.

There is a more wonderful inventor than any rhapsodist, and that inventor is called reality.

Across the garden I heard my first song from that unique rhapsodist, the yellow-breasted chat.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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