[
US
/ˌækɫəˈmeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /ɐklɐmˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɐklɐmˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
-
enthusiastic approval
he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
the book met with modest acclaim
they gave him more eclat than he really deserved
How To Use acclamation In A Sentence
- Their superstar nuptials attract acclamation of imponderable scale, the industry falls at their feet in supplication, and the simplest family outing becomes an event of global import.
- Humility is not, however, achieved by acclamation, and something other than humility may be at work in fallibilist argumentation.
- The resolution will be adopted by acclamation.
- We sang all the propers of the Mass in a variety of different forms: choral introit, plainsong Psalm and acclamation, English chant for offertory, and Gregorian chant for communion. St. Cecilia Schola in Birmingham, Alabama
- There was little meaningful internal debate, simply the acclamation of the charismatic leader.
- Tang's excellent depictions of the 160 odd characters in the ‘Peony Pavilion’ has earned him centuries of acclamation from generations of dramatists.
- Imperial diadem from the representatives of Gaul; and his election was ratified by the acclamations of the Barbarians and provincials. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Some theological and historical background is necessary before examining the present acclamations of the Roman mass.
- Some theological and historical background is necessary before examining the present acclamations of the Roman mass.
- This was received with acclamation, and the proclamation was made from the Hotel de Ville.