Păn'e-ġy̆r'ist, n.

n. [Fr. panégyriste, It. & Sp. panegirista, Lat. panegyrista, Gr. πανηγυριστής, from πανηγυρίζειν, to celebrate or attend a public festival, to make a set speech in a public assembly, especially a panegyric, to praise highly. See supra.] One who bestows praise; a eulogist; an encomiast, either by writing or speaking. Camden.