'Panegyrist' definitions:
Definition of 'panegyrist'
(from WordNet)
noun
An orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics [syn: eulogist, panegyrist]
Definition of 'Panegyrist'
From: GCIDE
- Panegyrist \Pan"e*gyr`ist\, n. [L. panegyrista, Gr. panhgyristh`s, one who attends a panh`gyris: cf. panhgyri`zein to celebrate or attend a public festival, to make a set speech, esp. a panegyric, in a public assembly. See Panegyric.] One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by writing or speaking. [1913 Webster]
- If these panegyrists are in earnest. --Burke. [1913 Webster]