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单词 encomiast
释义

encomiast

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστής (enkōmiastḗs).

Noun

encomiast (plural encomiasts)

  1. A person who delivers an encomium or eulogy.
    • 1979, Carl Deroux, editor, Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History [Collection Latomus; 164], volume 1, Brussels: Latomus, OCLC 5900307, page 111:
      Another manifestation, significantly reaching its apogee in the midst of Antonine virtues, was the growing popularity of adoxographical exercises. Mock panegyrics were dashed off, not just by sardonic intellectuals such as Lucian, but also by trained courtiers and polished encomiasts of the stamp of [Marcus Cornelius] Fronto.

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