WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
proc•la•ma•tion /ˌprɑkləˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. something proclaimed:[countable]a proclamation of independence. See -claim-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] the act of proclaiming:by proclamation.
proc•la•ma•tion
(prok′lə mā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- something that is proclaimed;
a public and official announcement. - the act of proclaiming.
- Latin prōclāmātiōn- (stem of prōclāmātiō), equivalent. to prōclāmāt(us) (past participle of prōclāmāre to proclaim) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French proclamacion)
- Middle English proclama-cioun (1350–1400
'proclamation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abolition
- ban
- banns
- declaration
- decry
- denounce
- edict
- Gonaïves
- jubilee
- oyez
- proclaim
- promulgate
- public
- redact
- annunciation
- cry
- Emancipation Proclamation
- indiction
- kerygma
- outgiving
- proc.
- pronunciamento
- renunciation
- Riot Act
- ukase