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# proclaim

«proclaim» in Mova's school dictionary: **To announce something officially and publicly: «The king…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (proclaim, proclaims, proclaimed, proclaiming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To announce something officially and publicly: «The king proclaimed a holiday.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#m1)

2) To say something proudly or strongly so everyone knows: «She proclaimed she was the best speller.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#m2)

3) To show something clearly: «His smile proclaimed his joy.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#m3)

4) (church, Bible) To announce or preach a message, like the good news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons kings, queens and governments proclaim laws and new rulers. In everyday life people proclaim opinions loudly. In church, preachers «proclaim the Gospel». Phrases: «proclaim independence», «proclaimed king», «proclaim the news».

### examples

- In 1776 the American colonies proclaimed their independence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#x1)
- The herald proclaimed the new king in the market square. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#x2)
- Tom proclaimed that he would never eat broccoli. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#x3)
- The banners proclaimed «Welcome Home!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#x4)
- Christians proclaim the message of Jesus in churches and on the streets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#x5)
- The poster proclaimed a big sale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#x6)
- All the church bells rung, and the heralds rode about the town proclaiming the betrothal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/#x7)

### note

Noun: proclamation (an official announcement). Proclaiming is louder and more official than «saying» or «announcing». Spelling: pro-claim (one c, ai).

### In the corpora

- [And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1011/)
- [These are the appointed seasons of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their appointed season.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.668/)
- [When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.551/)
- [For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe ye greatness unto our God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.887/)
- [And she wrote in the letters, saying: 'Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.780/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «proclaim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.