n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to praise, fr. &unr_; encomium: cf. F. encomiaste. See Encomium. ] One who praises; a panegyrist. Locke.
n. A panegyric. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse. -- En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]