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Definition of "acclamatory" [ac•clam•a•to•ry]

  • Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation. (adjective)

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Use "acclamatory" in a sentence
  • "There are prayers, called acclamatory, which are considered to be the most ancient, and in which there is the simple expression of a wish for some benefit to the deceased, without any formal address to God."
  • "The liturgical chant of our Catholic tradition, on the other hand, privileges the responsorial, dialogical, antiphonal and acclamatory modes of performance."
  • "I bet Mr. DeLay is in his basement, curled in fetal position, sucking his thumb, wishing his pretty little eyes never, ever again have to read anything that is not shamelessly acclamatory."