Definition of: acclamation

(ak′lə·mā′shən) noun
1. The act of acclaiming; that which is expressed in the act; a shout, as of applause.
2. A loud and general viva-voce vote of approval, as in public assembly.
3. In the Roman Catholic Church, the elevation to an ecclesiastical dignity by the unanimous voice of the electors, without voting: one of the ways of electing a pope.
4. Music The responsive chant in antiphonal singing.
5. Archeol. A short inscription containing a wish or injunction, found on tombs, amultes, etc.; also, a representation, in sculpture or on a medal, of persons expressing joy or approval. See synonyms under APPLAUSE. [<L acclamatio, -onis < acclamare.
See ACCLAIM.]