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rhapsodist
[ rap-suh-dist ]
noun
- a person who rhapsodizes.
- (in ancient Greece) a person who recited epic poetry, especially professionally.
ˈrhapsodist
/ ˈræpsədɪst /
noun
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ˌrhapsoˈdistic, adjective
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Other Words From
- rhapso·distic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rhapsodist1
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Example Sentences
Dinah is a religious rhapsodist, seeking wisdom and guidance in prayer; and the divine will is in accordance with her desires.
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True, the vanity of a particular rhapsodist might readily induce him to suppose that he could improve upon Homer.
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And Emerson, though in a different way from Nietzsche's, was also a rhapsodist.
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There is a more wonderful inventor than any rhapsodist, and that inventor is called reality.
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Across the garden I heard my first song from that unique rhapsodist, the yellow-breasted chat.
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