Definitions for Proclaim
proʊˈkleɪm, prə-pro·claim

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. proclaimverb

   declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

   "He was proclaimed King"

2. proclaim, exclaim, promulgateverb

   state or announce

   "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

3. predicate, proclaimverb

   affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

   "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

4. laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaimverb

   praise, glorify, or honor

   "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. proclaimverb

   To excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe.

2. proclaimverb

   To announce or declare.

3. Etymology: From proclamare, pro- (forth) + clamare (shout, cry out).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROCLAIMverb

   Etymology: proclamo, Lat. proclamer, Fr.

   1. To promulgate or denounce by a solemn or legal publication.

   When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, proclaim peace unto it. Deut. xx. 10.

   I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword and to the pestilence. Jer. xxxiv. 17.

   Heralds
   With trumpet’s sound, throughout the host proclaim
   A solemn council. John Milton.

   While in another’s name you peace declare,
   Princess, you in your own proclaim a war. Dryden.

   She to the palace led her guest,
   Then offer’d incense, and proclaim’d a feast. Dryden.

   2. To tell openly.

   Some profligate wretches, were the apprehensions of punishments or shame taken away, would as openly proclaim their atheism, as their lives do. John Locke.

   While the deathless muse
   Shall sing the just, shall o’er their head diffuse
   Perfumes with lavish hand, she shall proclaim
   Thy crimes alone. Matthew Prior.

   3. To outlaw by publick denunciation.

   I heard myself proclaimed. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proclaim

   To proclaim is to announce or declare something publicly or officially. It often involves a formal or authoritative statement, or making one's beliefs or feelings known in a strong or emphatic way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proclaimverb

   to make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace

2. Proclaimverb

   to outlaw by public proclamation

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proclaim

   prō-klām′, v.t. to cry aloud: to publish abroad: to announce officially.—ns. Proclaim′; Proclaim′ant; Proclaim′er; Proclamā′tion, the act of proclaiming: official notice given to the public.—Proclaimed district, a district in which some unusually strict law is brought into force by a form of proclamation. [Fr. proclamer—L. proclamāre—pro, out, clamāre, to cry.]

Matched Categories

1. • Assert
   • Declare
   • Entitle
   • Praise

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Proclaim' in Verbs Frequency: #965

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Anagrams for Proclaim »

1. picloram

How to pronounce Proclaim?

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How to say Proclaim in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Proclaim in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Proclaim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Proclaim in a Sentence

1. Robertson Davies:

   The people of the United States, perhaps more than any other nation in history, love to abase themselves and proclaim their unworthiness, and seem to find refreshment in doing so... That is a dark frivolity, but still frivolity.

2. Christen Kuikoua:

   For Black is not a curse, nor source of shame, It’s a Colour that should Be worn with pride. For all the trashes of this world to blame, We rise determined, our beauty to proclaim.

3. Gandolfo - (RJ Intindola):

   Not all who betray feel guilt and remorse. They often proclaim the betrayed deserved the punishment for past actions. A rationalization intended to ensnare the ignorant and offer warrant. Remember. The betrayer was either attempting to gain something for themselves, or to inflict pain upon you; or both.

4. David Harris:

   It's a sad and stupid thing to have to proclaim yourself a revolutionary just to be a decent man.

5. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   When psychologically unfit form the majority in any sect, and yet proclaim to be the only fittest, will not only be a threat to the existence of the sane minority, but are surely catastrophic for the human race as a whole!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Proclaim
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Proclaim
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Proclaim
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Proclaim
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Proclaim
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Proclaim