verb
- present participle of preconize; to announce or make known publicly in advance; to proclaim beforehand.
Usage: formal; rare; chiefly historical or ecclesiastical
Examples
- The bishop was preconizing the new cardinal's appointment to the assembled clergy.
- Medieval heralds were preconizing the king's arrival throughout the kingdom.
- The announcement was preconizing significant changes to the church's doctrine.
- By preconizing the reforms in advance, the council hoped to prepare the faithful.
- The proclamation was preconizing a new era of peace and prosperity.