panegyrist

[ pan-i-jir-ist, -jahy-rist, pan-i-jir-ist, -jahy-rist ]

noun

1. a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of panegyrist¹

1595–1605; < Late Latin panēgyrista < Greek panēgyristḗs one who takes part in a public festival or assembly, equivalent to panēgyr ( izein ) to celebrate a public festival ( panegyrize ) + -istēs -ist

Example Sentences

“To describe the beauties of this region, will, on some future occasion, be a very grateful task to the pen of a skilful panegyrist,” he wrote.

From Seattle Times

Borges, the panegyrist of reading, knew that it was possible to ask, or to make, too much of books.

From The Guardian

When they write about the Victorians, what Strachey and the present-day panegyrists are really writing about is their own society.

From The Guardian

He became the fervent panegyrist of Governor Eyre of Jamaica.

From Project Gutenberg

For the excuse cannot be alleged in favour of his panegyrists that his enterprises may find in his enthusiasm, his ignorance, and the thick darkness of his age.

From Project Gutenberg