English → Latin
“proclamation” in Latin
prōmulgātiōproclamation, promulgationprōnūntiātiōproclamation, declaration; pronunciation, speech; manner, deliverypraecōniuspublishing, advertisingēvocātiōinvitation, calling; evocatio, the ritual invitation of enemies' gods, typically with promises of better treatment.libellusthe inner bark of a tree used for writing tablets; a little book, booklet, pamphlet (esp. a book written in pages ratherēdīcōto declare, publish, establish, announce; to appoint, decree, ordain something; to make known (of a decree), proclaim; e
The English word proclamation itself goes back to Latin clāmō, through proclāmātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
proclamation
Act of proclaiming, promulgatio: pronunciatio (the proclaiming anything by public authority): praeconium (by a herald): evocatio (a proclamation to call anybody to serve as a soldier in a time of sudden danger): libellus (as a writing). To distribute proclamations, libellos dispergere (after Tac., Dial., 9, 3). [Vid: PROCLAIM].
That which has been proclaimed, edictum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for proclamation?
- The usual Latin words for “proclamation” are prōmulgātiō, prōnūntiātiō, praecōnius; also ēvocātiō, libellus, ēdīcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.