English → Latin
“encomiastic” in Latin
laudātīvusrelating to praise, laudatorycausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; cause, judicial process, lawsuitpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly; to announce, make known; to praise, commend, extol
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
encomiastic
laudativus (“est - unum genus [causarum], in quo laus ac vituperatio continetur, sed est appellatum a parte meliori laudativum. Idem alii demonstrativum vocant. Utrumque nomen ex Graeco creditur fluxisse: nam ἐγκωμιαστικὸν aut ἐπιδεικτικὸν dicunt,” Quint., 3, 4, 19: ☞ laudatorius very late, Fulg. Myth., 1, p. 19), or circumlocution with praedicare; praedicatione ornare; laudibus efferre, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for encomiastic?
- The usual Latin words for “encomiastic” are laudātīvus, causa, praedicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.