3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acclamation \Ac`cla*ma"tion\, n.
In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally
and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;
specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope or other
ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a
ballot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acclamation \Ac`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. acclamatio: cf F.
acclamation.]
1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression
of approval; loud applause.
On such a day a holiday having been voted by
acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the
children. --Southey.
2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of
people expressing joy.
{Acclamation medals} are those on which laudatory
acclamations are recorded. --Elmes.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
acclamation
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
"he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave
him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim},
{plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]
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