preconize
[ pree-kuh-nahyz ]
/ ˈpri kəˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), pre·co·nized, pre·co·niz·ing.
to proclaim or commend publicly.
to summon publicly.
Roman Catholic Church.
(of the pope) to declare solemnly in consistory the appointment of (a new bishop or other high ecclesiastic).
Also
especially British,
pre·co·nise.
Origin of preconize
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin
praecōnizāre to herald, announce, equivalent to Latin
praecōn- (stem of
praecō) crier, herald +
-izāre
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM preconize
pre·co·ni·za·tion, noun pre·co·niz·er, nounWords nearby preconize
British Dictionary definitions for preconize
preconize
preconise
/ (ˈpriːkəˌnaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to announce or commend publicly
to summon publicly
(of the pope) to approve the appointment of (a nominee) to one of the higher dignities in the Roman Catholic Church
Derived forms of preconize
preconization or preconisation, nounWord Origin for preconize
C15: from Medieval Latin
praecōnīzāre to make an announcement, from Latin
praecō herald