acclamation

[ ak-luh-mey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a loud shout or other demonstration of welcome, goodwill, or approval.

  2. act of acclaiming.

  1. Liturgy. a brief responsive chant in antiphonal singing.

  2. Ecclesiastical. response (def. 3a).

Idioms about acclamation

  1. by acclamation, by an oral vote, often unanimous, expressing approval by shouts, hand-clapping, etc., rather than by formal ballot.

Origin of acclamation

1
1535–45; <Latin acclāmātiōn- (stem of acclāmātiō) a shouting, equivalent to acclāmāt(us) (past participle of acclāmāre;see acclaim, -ate1) + -iōn--ion

Other words from acclamation

  • ac·clam·a·to·ry [uh-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /əˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
  • re·ac·cla·ma·tion, noun

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How to use acclamation in a sentence

  • The most extraordinary and despotic measures were adopted by acclamation to meet the fearful emergency.

  • Jane had the sense of being led towards some unaccountable triumph and acclamation.

    The Creators | May Sinclair
  • He went across the great water to the east, and was there received with acclamation as a visitor from the New World.

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
  • Upon the deposition of Octavius the agrarian law of Gracchus was immediately passed by acclamation.

British Dictionary definitions for acclamation

acclamation

/ (ˌækləˈmeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. an enthusiastic reception or exhibition of welcome, approval, etc

  2. an expression of approval by a meeting or gathering through shouts or applause

  1. Canadian an instance of electing or being elected without opposition: there were two acclamations in the 1985 election

  2. by acclamation

    • by an overwhelming majority without a ballot

    • Canadian (of an election or electoral victory) without opposition: he won by acclamation

Derived forms of acclamation

  • acclamatory (əˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

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