1
[ verb ] declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

Examples

: "He was proclaimed King"

Used in print

(Perry Miller "Theodore Parker: Apostasy within Liberalism"...)

Their demand against the Calvinist_Orthodoxy for intellectual liberty had never meant that they would follow `` free inquiry '' to the extreme of proclaiming Christianity a `` natural '' religion .

But Parker as the ultra-liberal minister within the pale of a church which had proclaimed itself the repository of liberality poses a different problem , which is not to be resolved by holding him up as the champion of freedom .

(Huston Smith, "Interfaith Communication: The...)

For every criterion which defines what something is , at_the_same_time proclaims - implicitly if_not openly - what that something is not .

(Rhode Island Governor's Proclamations:...)

The Independence_Day celebration will be properly observed with a big military and civic parade from West_Warwick to the Greene_Homestead in Anthony ; And now , therefore , do I , John_A._Notte , Jr. , Governor of the State of Rhode_Island and Providence Plantations , proclaim the week of April 29 th to May 7 th , 1961 , as Rhode_Island Heritage_Week , advising our citizens that throughout this week many historic houses and beautiful gardens will be open_to visitors as_well as industrial plants , craft shops , museums and libraries and I earnestly urge all to take_advantage of these opportunities to see as_many of these places as they can during this outstanding week .

Freedom depends_upon them ; Now , therefore , do i , John_A._Notte , Jr. , Governor of the State of Rhode_Island and Providence Plantations , proclaim Saturday , May 20 th , 1961 , as Armed_Forces Day , reminding our citizens that we should rededicate ourselves to our Nation , respecting the uniforms as the guardians of our precious liberty .

Related terms

entitle announcement

2
[ verb ] state or announce

Synonyms

exclaim promulgate

Examples

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

Used in print

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

A hymn often to be heard in Catholic churches is `` Faith_of_our_Fathers '' , which glories in England 's ancient faith that endured persecution , and which proclaims :

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

The Providence_Daily_Journal answered the Daily_Post by stating that the raid of John_Brown was characteristic of Democratic acts of violence and that `` He was acting in direct opposition to the Republican_Party , who proclaim as one of their cardinal principles that they do not interfere with slavery in the states '' .

He recalled that in Rhode_Island a party opposed to the state 's condemnation of a man ( Thomas_W._Dorr ) proclaimed the state 's action as a violation of the law of the land and the principles of human liberty .

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

Before them stalked the beadle , proclaiming as he went , `` Thus the Council deals with those who break its laws - adulterers , thieves , murderers , and lewd persons .

The canons , in a body , had tried to force him on his deathbed to let them give him the last_rites of the Church , but he had died still proclaiming salvation by faith .

3
[ verb ] affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

Synonyms

predicate

Examples

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

Used in print

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

`` In the present '' , Felix proclaimed .

Related terms

assert postulation

4
[ verb ] praise, glorify, or honor

Synonyms

glorify exalt extol laud

Examples

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

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

That he mastered every aspect of his medium according_to his own great talents and contemporary judgments , is a good and solid symbol of his people under the tremendous pressures of proclaiming and practising the rigors of a new culture ; and perhaps of even greater significance - his music is strong 20_th Century evidence of the effectiveness of Evolution , based on a broad Traditionalism for the creative art of music .

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