Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRO-CLAIM', v.t. [L. proclamo; pro and clamo, to cry out. See Claim.]

1. To promulgate; to announce; to publish; as, to proclaim a fast; to proclaim a feast. – Lev. xxiii. 1 Kings xxi. He hath sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives. – Is. lxi.
2. To denounce; to give official notice of. Heralds were formerly employed to proclaim war.
3. To declare with honor; as, to proclaim the name of the Lord, that is, to declare his perfections. – Exod. xxxiii.
4. To utter openly; to make public. Some profligate wretches openly proclaim their atheism. Most men wilt proclaim every one his own goodness. – Prov. xx.
5. To outlaw by public denunciation. I heard myself proclaimed. – Shak.