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Encomiastic definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENCOMIAS'TIC
ENCOMIAS'TICAL, a. Bestowing praise; praising; commending; laudatory; as an encomiastic address or discourse.
ENCOMIAS'TIC, n. A panegyric.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: formally expressing praise [syn: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical]

Merriam Webster's

adjective see encomiast

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Encomiastic En*co`mi*as"tic, Encomiastical En*co`mi*as"tic*al, a. [Gr. ?.] Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse. -- En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly, adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Encomiastic En*co`mi*as"tic, n. A panegyric. --B. Jonson.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a.; (also encomiastical) Panegyrical, eulogistic, laudatory, commendatory.