preconize

American  

[pree-kuh-nahyz] / ˈpri kəˌnaɪz /

especially British, preconise

verb (used with object)

preconized, preconizing

1. to proclaim or commend publicly.

2. to summon publicly.

3. Roman Catholic Church.  (of the pope) to declare solemnly in consistory the appointment of (a new bishop or other high ecclesiastic).

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preconize British  

/ ˈpriːkəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to announce or commend publicly

2. to summon publicly

3. (of the pope) to approve the appointment of (a nominee) to one of the higher dignities in the Roman Catholic Church

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Other Word Forms

• preconization noun
• preconizer noun

Etymology

Origin of preconize

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin praecōnizāre to herald, announce, equivalent to Latin praecōn- (stem of praecō ) crier, herald + -izāre -ize

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