Acclamation
/ˌæk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun
A loud expression of approval or praise.
Did you know?Acclamation comes from Latin acclamare, and in Roman public life an acclamation could function like a collective voice of power, turning a crowd’s shout into political force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“to call, shout”
Latin
Latin
clamare
“to cry out, shout”
Latin
Latin
acclamare
“to cry out to, shout approval”
Late Latin
Latin
acclamatio
“a shouting in approval or greeting”
Middle French
Old French
acclamation
“shout of approval”
Modern English
English
acclamation
“loud approval or praise”