En*com"ber*ment (?), n. [See Encumberment.] Hindrance; molestation.[Obs.] Spenser.
En*co"mi*ast (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to praise, fr. &?; encomium: cf. F. encomiaste. See Encomium.] One who praises; a panegyrist. Locke.
{ En*co`mi*as"tic (?), En*co`mi*as"tic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?;.] Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse. -- En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly, adv.
En*co`mi*as"tic, n. A panegyric. B. Jonson.
En*co"mi*on (?), n. [NL.] Encomium; panegyric. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
En*co"mi*um (?), n.; pl. Encomiums (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; (a song) chanted in a Bacchic festival in praise of the god; &?; in + &?; a jovial festivity, revel. See Comedy.] Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation.
His encomiums awakened all my ardor.
W. Irving.
Syn. -- See Eulogy.
En*com"pass (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encompassed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Encompassing.] To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world. Shak.
A question may be encompassed with difficulty.