Meanings
-
1
noun
a person who composes or delivers an encomium or other formal expression of high praise
The official biographer wrote as an encomiast, emphasizing triumphs and omitting every controversy.
Thesaurus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek enkomiastes ("one who praises"), based on enkomion ("song or speech of praise"). Enkomion originally denoted a celebratory song performed during a komos, a festive procession, before broadening to formal praise in prose or verse.