Meanings
plural eulogists
- A person who praises another person or thing.
I consider, that so far as what is called military renown is concerned, the American Navy needs no eulogist but History.
1850, Herman Melville, chapter 90, in White Jacket1 more example
I am his eulogist; but I am not in love with him. If he were to ask me to be his wife to-morrow, I should be distressed, and should refuse him.
1867, Anthony Trollope, chapter 27, in Phineas Finn
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مَدَّاح, مَدَّاح
- مَدَّاح (maddāḥ)a speaker who delivers a funeral oration for a deceased person
- مَدَّاح (maddāḥ)a person who praises another person or thing
Irish adhmholtóir
- adhmholtóira person who praises another person or thing
Italian panegirista
- panegiristaa person who praises another person or thing
Cite this entry
eulogist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eulogist
“eulogist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eulogist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eulogist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eulogist.
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