A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist.
[Greek enkōmiastēs, from enkōmiazein, to praise, from enkōmion, encomium. See encomium.]
encomiastic en·co'mi·as'tic (-ăs'tĭk) or en·co'mi·as'ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl) adj.
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A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist.
A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist.
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