Definitions for "Acclamation"
A versicle and response of praise at the beginning of the Eucharist. See " versicle."
A versicle and response of praise at the beginning of the Eucharist and other services; also, in Rite II, the (memorial) response of the people during the Eucharistic Prayer.
In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;
the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot.
a form of election not using a ballot
A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
The word acclamation was used in the classical Latin of Republican Rome as a general term for any manifestation of popular feeling expressed by a shout.