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Definition of Encomiastic
1. Adjective. Formally expressing praise.
Exact synonyms: Eulogistic, Panegyric, Panegyrical
Similar to: Complimentary
Derivative terms: Encomium, Eulogy, Eulogy, Panegyric, Panegyric
Similar to: Complimentary
Derivative terms: Encomium, Eulogy, Eulogy, Panegyric, Panegyric
Definition of Encomiastic
1. a. Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse.
2. n. A panegyric.
Definition of Encomiastic
1. Adjective. of, or relating to an encomiast ¹
2. Noun. A panegyric. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Encomiastic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Encomiastic
Literary usage of Encomiastic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1853)
"... a meeting of all the learned men of the place, when Crich- ton opened the
assembly with an encomiastic poem in praise of the city, the university, ..."
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