eulogist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English eulogy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English eulogist From eulogy + -ist.
Meanings
- A speaker who delivers a funeral oration (eulogy) for a deceased person.
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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 Jacket: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eulogists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
gv ard-voylleyder (a person who praises another person or thing) · ar مَدَّاح (a speaker who delivers a funeral oration for a deceased person) · it panegirista (a person who praises another person or thing) · ga adhmholtóir (a person who praises another person or thing) · ar مَدَّاح (a person who praises another person or thing) · ka მეხოტბე (a person who praises another person or thing)