Proclamation
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Proclamation - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
PROCLAMA'TION, n. [L. proclamatio, from proclamo.]
1. Publication by authority; official notice given to the public.
King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah.
2. In England, a declaration of the king's will, openly published.
Proclamations are a branch of the king's prerogative, and are binding on the subject.
3. The declaration of any supreme magistrate publicly made known; as the proclamation of the governor appointing a day of thanksgiving.
4. The paper containing an official notice to a people. The sheriff receives and distributes the governor's proclamations.
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- DeclareEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- PreachEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- PreacherEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- PreachingEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- ProclaimEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- Declaration; DeclareInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Preacher; PreachingInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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