encomium

  • 111encomiast — c.1600, from Gk. enkomiastes one who praises, from enkomiazein, from enkomion (see ENCOMIUM (Cf. encomium)). Related: Encomiastic (1590s) …

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  • 112compliment — I. n. 1. Praise, commendation, encomium, laudation, good word. 2. Formal praise, hollow commendation, empty encomium, flattering remark, ceremonious phrase or flattery. II. v. a. 1. Praise, commend, flatter (by expressions of civility). 2.… …

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  • 113Juch — 1. Juch, hadde de Junge segt, vandage (heute) ietet min Vader Woerst, dann sup ik de Hut (Haut). (Büren.) 2. Juch, Jule, mach s Bên krumm. (Schles.) Zuruf an Mädchen, wenn heitere Musik vernommen wird, um zum Tanze aufzufordern; auch in solchen… …

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  • 114encomiast — n. 1 the composer of an encomium. 2 a flatterer. Derivatives: encomiastic adj. Etymology: Gk egkomiastes (as ENCOMIUM) …

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  • 115en|co|mi|ast — «ehn KOH mee ast», noun. a writer or speaker of encomiums; eulogist. ╂[< Greek enkomiast < enk see etym. under encomium (Cf. ↑encomium)] …

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  • 116ЕРМИТИАН — Иоанн [Иероним Иоанн, Гермоним Харитоним; греч. ῾Ερμητιανὸς ᾿Ιωάννης], визант. писатель XV в., ученик Плифона Георгия Гемиста, переписчик рукописей, учитель детей визант. деспота Фомы Палеолога: Андрея, Мануила и Зои. Род. в Спарте. В 50 60 х гг …

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  • 117КОЛУФ — [Коллуф, Калуф, Аколуф; копт. (apa) kol(l)o(u)cos ; араб. ( ); греч. Κόλλουθος, ᾿Ακόλουθος] (Ɨ нач. IV в.), мч. Египетский (пам. 19 мая; пам. копт. 24, 25 пашонса (19, 20 мая); пам. эфиоп. 25 генбота (20 мая)). Источники Св. Колуф (?) исцеляет от …

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  • 118Encomion — En*co mi*on, n. [NL.] Encomium; panegyric. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 119Minim — Min im, n. [F. minime, L. minimus the least, smallest, a superl. of minor: cf. It. minima a note in music. See {Minor}, and cf. Minimum.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; applied to animalcula; and the like.… …

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  • 120Panegyric — Pan e*gyr ic, n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico s: cf. F. pan[ e]gyrique. See {Panegyric}, a.] An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of… …

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