Proclaim Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

proclaim v
1. declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"
2. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: exclaim, promulgate]
3. affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" [syn: predicate]
4. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify]

Proclaim Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Proclaim \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proclaimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Proclaiming.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F. proclamer. See Claim.]
1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace. To proclaim liberty to the captives. --Isa. lxi. 1. For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak. Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council forthwith to be held. --Milton.
2. To outlaw by public proclamation. I heard myself proclaimed. --Shak. Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See Announce.

Proclaim Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced; p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.]
1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim. Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.

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* From this day forward, the millions of our schoolchildren will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural schoolhouse, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty. (On signing law for inclusion of the words 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance, 14 Jun 54) - Dwight D Eisenhower

* Ten thousand fools proclaim themselves into obscurity, while one wise man forgets himself into immortality. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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


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