encomiast

[ en-koh-mee-ast, -uhst ]

noun
  1. a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.

Origin of encomiast

1
1600–10; <Greek enkōmiast(ḗs), equivalent to enkōmi(on) encomi(um) + -ast

Other words from encomiast

  • en·co·mi·as·tic, adjective
  • en·co·mi·as·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for encomiast

encomiast

/ (ɛnˈkəʊmɪˌæst) /


noun
  1. a person who speaks or writes an encomium

Origin of encomiast

1
C17: from Greek enkōmiastēs, from enkōmiazein to utter an encomium

Derived forms of encomiast

  • encomiastic or encomiastical, adjective
  • encomiastically, adverb

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