Preconization
Pronunciation : Pre*con`i*za"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. praeconium a crying out in public, fr. praeco, -onis, a crier, a herald: cf. F. pr?conisation.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913