'Proclamation' definitions:
Definition of 'proclamation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration]
noun
The formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" [syn: proclamation, promulgation]
Definition of 'Proclamation'
From: GCIDE
- Proclamation \Proc`la*ma"tion\, n. [F. proclamation, L. proclamatio. See Proclaim.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication. [1913 Webster]
- King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. --1 Kings xv. 22. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proclamation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advertisement,
- advertising,
- affirmance,
- affirmation,
- allegation,
- announcement,
- announcing,
- annunciation,
- appointment,
- assertion,
- asseveration,
- averment,
- avouchment,
- avowal,
- brevet,
- broadcast,
- broadcasting,
- bruiting about,
- bull,
- bulletin board,
- circular,
- communique,
- conclusion,
- creed,
- declaration,
- decree,
- decree-law,
- decreement,
- decretal,
- decretum,
- dictum,
- diktat,
- edict,
- edictum,
- encyclical,
- enunciation,
- fiat,
- heralding,
- ipse dixit,
- law,
- manifesto,
- notice,
- notification,
- ordinance,
- ordonnance,
- position,
- position paper,
- positive declaration,
- predicate,
- predication,
- proclaiming,
- profession,
- program,
- programma,
- promulgation,
- pronouncement,
- pronunciamento,
- proposition,
- protest,
- protestation,
- public notice,
- publication,
- publishing,
- report,
- rescript,
- rule,
- ruling,
- say,
- say-so,
- saying,
- senatus consult,
- senatus consultum,
- stance,
- stand,
- statement,
- ukase,
- utterance,
- vouch,
- white book,
- white paper,
- word