epicistn.

Brit.

/ˈɛpᵻsɪst/, U.S.

/ˈɛpəsəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: epic n., -ist suffix; epic adj., -ist suffix.

Etymology: Partly < epic n. + -ist suffix, and partly < epic adj. + -ist suffix. Compare earlier epicism n.

An epic poet; a creator of epics.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [noun] > epic or heroic poet

heroic1594

epic1607

epo-poet1800

epicist1820

epopœist1840

epoist1842

1820 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 527 We rank Camoens with Tasso, Dante, and other Epicists of the second order.

1853 C. Kingsley A. Smith & A. Pope in Misc. (1860) I. 272 As the Greek epicists and Virgil copied Homer; as all succeeding Latin epicists copied Virgil.

1878 T. Sinclair Mount 60 His placing of Cervantes as the greatest epicist.

1916 Times of India 3 May 9/2 The other poem is..a unique attempt to recover a lost heritage,—the rhythm, with stress and alliteration, of the old Saxon epicists.

1981 Romance Philol. 34 284 The romancer enjoys greater freedom in the handling of his material than the epicist.

2007 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 20 Mar. 15 Homer, immortal epicist, takes on Hesiod, famous for agricultural maxims and hymns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epicist
释义	epicistn. Brit. /ˈɛpᵻsɪst/, U.S. /ˈɛpəsəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: epic n., -ist suffix; epic adj., -ist suffix. Etymology: Partly < epic n. + -ist suffix, and partly < epic adj. + -ist suffix. Compare earlier epicism n. An epic poet; a creator of epics. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [noun] > epic or heroic poet heroic1594 epic1607 epo-poet1800 epicist1820 epopœist1840 epoist1842 1820 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 527 We rank Camoens with Tasso, Dante, and other Epicists of the second order. 1853 C. Kingsley A. Smith & A. Pope in Misc. (1860) I. 272 As the Greek epicists and Virgil copied Homer; as all succeeding Latin epicists copied Virgil. 1878 T. Sinclair Mount 60 His placing of Cervantes as the greatest epicist. 1916 Times of India 3 May 9/2 The other poem is..a unique attempt to recover a lost heritage,—the rhythm, with stress and alliteration, of the old Saxon epicists. 1981 Romance Philol. 34 284 The romancer enjoys greater freedom in the handling of his material than the epicist. 2007 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 20 Mar. 15 Homer, immortal epicist, takes on Hesiod, famous for agricultural maxims and hymns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820
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