encomiast
a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
Origin of encomiast
1Other words from encomiast
- en·co·mi·as·tic, adjective
- en·co·mi·as·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use encomiast in a sentence
Both are encomiastic, and describe the character and work of the deceased with considerable fulness and beauty of expression.
Mathias was fascinated with it, and printed it privately with an encomiastic criticism.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume II (of 3) | Thomas PercyIt may be remarked, that in this elegy, and in most of his encomiastic poems, he has forgotten or neglected to name his heroes.
Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowley | Samuel JohnsonHer personal charms fully merited the encomiastic strains of the following epistle.
In rhetoric, they say the first part was demonstrative or encomiastic, the second deliberative, the third judicial.
Essays and Miscellanies | Plutarch
British Dictionary definitions for encomiast
/ (ɛnˈkəʊmɪˌæst) /
a person who speaks or writes an encomium
Origin of encomiast
1Derived forms of encomiast
- encomiastic or encomiastical, adjective
- encomiastically, adverb
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