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The earliest known use of the noun panegyrist is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for panegyrist is from 1605, in the writing of William Camden, historian and herald. is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: panegyre n., ‑ist suffix.
A panegyris (Ancient Greek: πανήγυρις "gathering"), is an Ancient Greek general, national or religious assembly. [1][2] Each was dedicated to the worship of a particular god. It is also associated with saint days and holy festivals. [3]
PANEGYRIST definition: 1. a person who praises someone or something, especially in a piece of writing or a formal speech…. Learn more.
A public speech or written composition devoted to the prolonged, effusive praise of some person, group of people, or public body (e.g. a government or army). This branch of rhetoric was particularly cultivated in ancient Greece and Rome. A composer or speaker of a panegyric is known as a panegyrist. Verb: panegyrize. See also encomium, éloge.
In rhetoric, panegyric is a speech or written composition that offers praise for an individual or an institution: an encomium or eulogy. Adjective: panegyrical. Contrast with invective. In classical rhetoric, the panegyric was recognized as a form of ceremonial discourse (epideictic rhetoric) and was commonly practiced as a rhetorical exercise.
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The earliest known use of the word panegyric is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for panegyric is from 1602, in the writing of William Watson, Roman Catholic priest and conspirator. panegyric is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French panégyrique.
