Definition of Encomiast

1. n. One who praises; a panegyrist.

Definition of Encomiast

1. Noun. a person who delivers an encomium or eulogy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Encomiast

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Encomiast

encoldened
encoldening
encoldens
encolour
encoloured
encolouring
encolours
encolure
encolures
encomber
encombered
encombering
encomberment
encombers
encomia
encomiast (current term)
encomiastic
encomiasts
encomion
encomium
encomiums

Literary usage of Encomiast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Abd al-Wahid), encomiast of the F<S{imite al-Zahir, d. ... b. al-Qasim), encomiast of Hakim; 'All b. ... 616; Ibn Sana* al-Mulk, encomiast of the ..."

2. The Royal Tribes of Wales by Philip Yorke (1799)
"... encomiast, the Friar,' thus concludes his °In the Writ for the trial of this Prince, Edward paints his ingratitude pathetically. ..."

3. The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical by James Norris Brewer (1826)
"... the correct taste and munificent spirit of this " Prince of Improvers," as the Chief Baron Foster has been emphatically termed by an honest encomiast, ..."

4. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1877)
"So the encomiast (i. 5) tells us of the good and Christian advice, as well as the instructions iu the art of government, which he gave to his son Cnut ..."

5. Canute the Great: 995 (circ.)-1035 and the Rise of Danish Imperialism During by Laurence Marcellus Larson (1912)
"Again the encomiast seizes the opportunity to 1 The encomiast counts two hundred ships (Encomium Emma, ... The encomiast is doubtless nearest the truth. ..."

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