misproclaim

verb

Etymology

From mis- + proclaim.

  1. derived from proclamo
  2. derived from proclamer
  3. inherited from proclamen
  4. prefixed as misproclaim — “mis + proclaim”

Definitions

  1. To proclaim wrongly, such as by proclaiming false information, or proclaiming in the…

    To proclaim wrongly, such as by proclaiming false information, or proclaiming in the wrong manner.

    • Not only is it a switch to allegory in a realistic novel, not only does it misproclaim its own message, it is not even really a murder!
    • Since the Lord's Supper is a proclamation of Jesus' death (v. 26), those who practice it in an unworthy manner are misproclaiming and thus are answerable for the body and blood of the Lord (v. 27).
    • And if they do not carve them in this way, or if they misproclaim feast days or ember days, then they owe three marks to the bishop.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA