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Definition of encomiast in English: encomiastnoun ɛnˈkəʊmɪast formal A person who publicly praises or flatters someone else. Example sentencesExamples - Yesterday, I watched a program by a famous encomiast in China.
- He is admired not as an uncritical encomiast of his own culture and society, but rather as an exemplum of the spirit - both critical and conservative - that is among the West's most enduring legacies to the world.
Synonyms sycophant, groveller, fawner, lackey, obsequious person, kowtower, time server
Derivatives adjective ɛnkəʊmɪˈastɪk formal In the main, these are either gratuitously encomiastic or post-prandial. Example sentencesExamples - Since poetry is essentially encomiastic, the great nobles have a definite use for it.
- She makes use of his commentaries, but above all of his seven encomiastic homilies in praise of Paul.
- To understand why the ‘lives’ began this way, it is important to remember that ‘lives’ were encomiastic narratives, a peculiar literary genre somewhere between the diegesis and the enkomion.
Origin Early 17th century: from Greek enkōmiastēs, from enkōmiazein 'to praise', from enkōmion (see encomium). Definition of encomiast in US English: encomiastnoun formal A person who publicly praises or flatters someone else. Example sentencesExamples - Yesterday, I watched a program by a famous encomiast in China.
- He is admired not as an uncritical encomiast of his own culture and society, but rather as an exemplum of the spirit - both critical and conservative - that is among the West's most enduring legacies to the world.
Synonyms sycophant, groveller, fawner, lackey, obsequious person, kowtower, time server
Origin Early 17th century: from Greek enkōmiastēs, from enkōmiazein ‘to praise’, from enkōmion (see encomium). |