encomiast
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Etymology
Origin of encomiast
1600–10; < Greek enkōmiast(ḗs), equivalent to enkōmi(on) encomi(um) + -ast ( def. )
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Rev. Mr. Pyke, the object of the verses, deserves a better encomiast.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
But it is easier to be his encomiast than his disciple.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
His manner of extolling his royal patron as though he were speaking to a friend and comrade, whereby he raises himself from the position of an ordinary encomiast to the same level with kings.
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Nicholson, Reynold
Liberty called in vain upon her votaries to read her praises, and reward her encomiast: her praises were condemned to harbour spiders, and to gather dust: none of Thomson's performances were so little regarded.
From Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 by Johnson, Samuel
Truly! it surprises me that some one does not spring up, and, though others hesitate, extol my plan, explain its advantages, and spare me the pain of being my own encomiast.
From Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life by Oxenford, John
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