eulogist
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- noun
- /ˈjuːləʤɪst/
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elogista
- Many mourners were moved to tears as the eulogist recounted touching stories about the deceased.
- one eulogist
Examples
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During the funeral, the eulogist delivered a heartfelt tribute to the beloved community leader.
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But of course, the eulogists are being disingenuous.
Academic text (2010) -
(eulogist continues speaking)
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My equivalent handmaiden role two days before, when the eulogist had to cancel and my stepmother called me to ask if I could fill in, read some remarks she and others had compiled, and perhaps add a few of my own.
Fiction book (1996) -
Eulogists at Roloff's funeral included Bob Jones Jr., then chancellor of ultra-fundamentalist Bob Jones University.
Academic text (2001) -
I wove my remarks into theirs and gave, if I may say, one respectable eulogy, really one of my better public readings to date -- people asked for my card afterwards, thinking I was the professional eulogist as well as the son.
Fiction book (1996) -
The eulogist honored her late friend with a poignant speech celebrating their lifelong friendship.
Synonyms
A person who gives a speech praising someone at a funeral
A person who praises someone in a public speech
How Laudatory
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Morphology
Etymology
The word eulogist comes from Greek parts eu- 'good' and -logos 'word' or 'speech', and it is the same root as eulogy. So a eulogist is someone who gives 'good words' about a person, often at a funeral.