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Definition of panegyrist - 2 dictionary results

pan⋅e⋅gyr⋅ist

  [pan-i-jir-ist, -jahy-rist, pan-i-jir-ist, -jahy-rist]
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–noun
a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL panēgyrista < Gk panēgyrists one who takes part in a public festival or assembly, equiv. to panēgyr(izein) to celebrate a public festival (see panegyrize ) + -istēs -ist
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pan·e·gyr·ist   (pān'ə-jĭr'ĭst, -jī'rĭst)   
n.  One who writes or delivers panegyrics; a eulogist.
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