Preconization

Pre-conˊi-za′tion

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Noun.

[L.

praeconium

a crying out in public, fr.

praeco

,

-onis

, a crier, a herald: cf. F.

préconisation

.]

1.

A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamation.

Bp. Hall.

2.

(Eccl.)

A formal approbation by the pope of a person nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity.

Addis & Arnold.

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Noun.

[L. proeconium, from proeco, a crier.

A publishing by proclamation, or a proclamation. [Not used.]

preconization ‎(plural preconizations)

A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamation.
- Bishop Joseph Hall
  The time was, when the minister, in a solemn preconization, called you either then to speak, or for ever after to hold your peace: had you then spoken, it might have been construed as zeal; now, not to hold your peace, will be interpreted no better than malice.
A formal approbation by the pope of a person nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Addis & Arnold to this entry?)