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The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.

The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.

of Antioch, in Syria. Antiochian epoch (Chron.), a method of computing time, from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C. 48.

To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign. I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again. Shak.

and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. The brave man seeks not popular applause. Dryden.

To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] "Whiskered cats arointed flee." Mrs. Browning.

A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient France.

An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.

A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.

An exclamation corresponding to Bless you !.

Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. "Do thou thy master's bidding." Shak.

An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. [Written also Bizmillah.]

An exclamation used to startle or frighten. [Spelt also boh and boo.]

Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.

Full of censure; censorious. The censorial declamation of Juvenal. T. Warton.

A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc. Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street. Tennyson. Whzt cheer Now do you fare What is there that is cheering

g a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter. A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless circular throughout England. Hallam.

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. Shak.

One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an officer who proclams the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a town-crier. He openeth his mouth like a crier. Ecclus. xx. 15.

To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry goods, etc. Love is lost, and thus she cries him. Crashaw.