encomiast
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Origin of encomiast
1600–10; < Greek enkōmiast(ḗs), equivalent to enkōmi(on) encomi(um) + -ast ( def. )
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Friendship, that theme of the encomiast, is neither more nor less, you will find, than the beginning of sponging.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
It is rather unpleasant, in view of this generous—if overstrained— tribute, to find the object of it referring later to the works of his encomiast as "thin sown with profit or delight."
From The Best Letters of Charles Lamb by Lamb, Charles
Abbād al-Iskandarī, encomiast of the vizier al-Afḍal, executed by Ḥāfiẓ; Ibn Qalāqis al-Iskandarī, encomiast of the Ayyūbites, d.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Yet sometimes the patron may claim indulgence; for it does not always happen, that the encomiast has been much encouraged to his attempt.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel
It is one of those few subjects on which an encomiast may expatiate without deviating from the truth.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I by Johnson, Samuel
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