Acclaim vs Approbation - What's the difference?
acclaim | approbation |
(archaic) To shout; to call out.
To shout approval; to express great approval.
* 1911 , (Saki), The Chronicles of Clovis
*:The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.
(rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
* A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson
(obsolete) To claim.
To declare by acclamations.
* While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett
(Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition
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* 1871 , , Descent of Man , ch. 3:
(material dates from 1913)
Approbation is a synonym of acclaim.
As nouns the difference between acclaim and approbation
is that acclaim is an acclamation; a shout of applause while approbation is the act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.As a verb acclaim
is to shout; to call out.acclaim
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Etymology 1
* First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud) First attested in the 1630's. * From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* acclaimable * acclaimerEtymology 2
* First attested in 1667.Synonyms
* See alsoAnagrams
* English words prefixed with ad-approbation
English
Noun
(en noun)- Many...joined in a loud hum of approbation .
- The silent approbation of one's own breast.
- [A]nimals not only love, but have desire to be loved. . . . They love approbation or praise.
Usage notes
* Approbation and approval have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but approbation is stronger and more positive. We may be anxious for the approbation of our friends; but we should be still more anxious for the approval of our own consciences.'' ''He who is desirous to obtain universal approbation will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass.'' ''The work has been examined by several excellent judges, who have expressed their unqualified approval of its plan and execution.(material dates from 1913)