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encomiast

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en·co·mi·ast  (n-km-st, -st)
n.
A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist.
[Greek enkmiasts, from enkmiazein, to praise, from enkmion, encomium; see encomium.]
en·comi·astic (-stk), en·comi·asti·cal (-t-kl) adj.
encomiast [ɛnˈkəʊmɪˌæst]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person who speaks or writes an encomium
[from Greek enkōmiastēs, from enkōmiazein to utter an encomium]
encomiastic , encomiastical adj
encomiastically  adv


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Would that I were a first-class encomiast living off the gratuities of someone rich and powerful, traveling by his side, chronicling his every word and deed, scattering flowers at the feet of his entourage, laughing heroically at his witty cultural faux pas, wiping spittle from his chin.
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Annette Tomarken remarks on the self-conscious literariness of the flea's encomiasts as follows: "The contributors all wished to transform a mundane, even embarrassing incident into complimentary literary creations that would demonstrate both poetic skill and a desire to please a learned society lady.
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