1. people who praise someone or something enthusiastically; flatterers
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The author’s encomiasts praised every aspect of her latest novel.
• Political encomiasts often exaggerate their candidate’s achievements.
• The artist was surrounded by encomiasts who never offered constructive criticism.
• Literary encomiasts wrote glowing reviews of the poet’s work.
• The king’s encomiasts composed elaborate verses in his honor.
• She grew tired of the encomiasts who only told her what she wanted to hear.