preconization

Pre*con`i*za"tion, n. Etym: [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.) Defn: A formal approbation by the pope of a person nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity. Addis & Arnold.

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