Meanings
nounpanegyrist (plural panegyrists)
plural panegyrists
- A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
1756, Samuel Johnson, “The Life of Sir Thomas Browne” in Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, p. lx, […] the author, though no very sparing panegyrist of himself, has not exceeded the truth, with respect to his attainments or visible qualities.
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Translations
Arabic مَدَّاح
- مَدَّاح (maddāḥ)eulogist
Italian panerigista
- panerigistaeulogist
Portuguese panegirista
- panegiristaeulogist
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panegyrist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panegyrist
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“panegyrist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panegyrist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panegyrist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panegyrist.
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