en·co·mi·ast ( n-k  m - st , - st)n. A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist. [Greek enk miasts, from enkmiazein, to praise, from enkmion, encomium; see encomium.]en·co mi·astic (-st k), 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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