encomiast

[ en-koh-mee-ast, -uh st ]
/ ɛnˈkoʊ miˌæst, -əst /
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noun

a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.

Origin of encomiast

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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Words related to encomiastic

appreciative, congratulatory, respectful, polite, flattering, acclamatory, approbatory, commendatory, adulatory, approbative, eulogistic, laudative, panegyrical, praiseful, courtly, fawning, honeyed, laudatory, unctuous, fair-spoken

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British Dictionary definitions for encomiastic

encomiast
/ (ɛnˈkəʊmɪˌæst) /

noun

a person who speaks or writes an encomium

Derived forms of encomiast

encomiastic or encomiastical, adjective encomiastically, adverb

Word Origin for encomiast

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