Crossword clues for encomiast
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Encomiast
Encomiast \En*co"mi*ast\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to praise, fr. ?
encomium: cf. F. encomiaste. See Encomium.]
One who praises; a panegyrist.
--Locke.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
encomiast
c.1600, from Greek enkomiastes "one who praises," from enkomiazein, from enkomion (see encomium). Related: Encomiastic (1590s).
Wiktionary
encomiast
n. a person who delivers an encomium or eulogy