What's the difference between glorify and proclaim?

Glorify


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory.
  • (v. t.) To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to; to asknowledge the excellence of; to render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Other controversial voices were Barry Norman, who wondered if Williams’s battles with mental health led him to take on sentimental film projects, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, whose tweet reading “Genie, you’re free” was seen as glorifying suicide .
  • (2) The tone of Kim’s comments, which sought to glorify him and justify the test, is typical of state media propaganda.
  • (3) Levi's has withdrawn an advertising campaign that features a young man squaring up to riot police after a public outcry that it glorified the recent public disorder across the country.
  • (4) "Many commentators would now say that our mathematics in school is really glorified numeracy," he said.
  • (5) In the context of what he called the "normalisation of war", Bacevich argued that unchallenged, expanding American military superiority encouraged the use of force, accustomed "the collective mindset of the officer corps" to ideas of dominance, glorified warfare and the warrior and advanced the concept of "the moral superiority of the soldier" over the civilian.
  • (6) It’s first Fitbit Tracker was released that year, a glorified pedometer that looked like a clothes peg.
  • (7) What makes that so much worse, though, is that at exactly the same time that it was telling a court that the mission is too secret to permit such disclosure, the White House launched a coordinated campaign of selective media leaking that had only one purpose: to glorify the president for political gain.
  • (8) Inevitably, they are not to everyone's taste: educated Mexicans are scandalised by what they see as the debasement of a noble folk tradition, the Catholic Church has denounced corridistas for glorifying the drugs trade, and at least five Mexican states have banned radios from airing the music.
  • (9) Well, no, but the aim is that this big red sculpture, by the artist Anish Kapoor and the engineer Cecil Balmond, will do more than glorify its generous sponsor.
  • (10) What had started as a glorified in-joke had spawned a deal, a spot on Adult Swim’s kudos-coated singles compilation, and an air of anticipation ahead of their second full-length, Earth Suck.
  • (11) Its interior is a huge disappointment, and confirms the suspicion that the museum is a glorified sales aid for the Guggenheim brand.
  • (12) He wasn’t the kind of person to whom primetime news specials would dedicate 20 minutes and glorify with quotes from loved ones about his kind spirit or ceaseless determination to overcome an unfair affliction.
  • (13) Hanlin has refused to name the gunman out of deference to the victims and their families, and chastised the media for reporting his name, saying it “glorified” a murderer.
  • (14) The BBC sessions version of Hey is one of my favourite ever songs and to hear that, as the sun was trying to break through, almost made me forget the fact I'd lost my waterproof and was walking about sopping wet in a glorified bin-liner.
  • (15) Critics wonder if Crossrail will be a glorified tube.
  • (16) They need to glorify instead a peace and equity that is possible but which we have never known.
  • (17) "Let us be 100% clear: Content promoting or glorifying violence against women or anyone else has always been prohibited from Kickstarter.
  • (18) From ancient times to the present the abuse of women and children has occurred in societies that have had a structure hostile to other societies (e.g., war is glorified), hostile punitive attitudes to its own population (e.g., few civil liberties and rejection of the underclass), and depreciation of women.
  • (19) I don’t believe that if there’s a plebiscite which do cost a lot of money which are going out to what the people want if the people of Australia want that then I think it’s up to the parliament then to honour that commitment by the people.” McKenzie said: “I vote with my conscience on every issue and my conscience on this matter is that I would vote against same-sex marriage.” Liberal senator Cory Bernardi, who said on Wednesday he would never vote for same-sex marriage , derided the plebiscite as “a glorified opinion poll”.
  • (20) • The Wolf of Wall Street opens on 17 January More on The Wolf of Wall Street • News: The Wolf of Wall Street criticised for 'glorifying psychopathic behaviour' • Oscar predictions 2014: The Wolf of Wall Street

Proclaim


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.
  • (v. t.) To outlaw by public proclamation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) With respect to Sir Jimmy, those who proclaim the age of the train rarely get it right.
  • (2) President Obama on Thursday proclaimed to be against endless wars, even as he announced that the US will continue to wage one.
  • (3) The soiree's proclaimed objective is to build a "caucus of common sense" with Senate Republicans.
  • (4) The site's manifesto proclaims that "the goal … is to break down the wall of omertà and silence that protects the mafia … We call on all citizens: 'if you know something, say something'".
  • (5) Everywhere I go the people proclaim me the president of Congo."
  • (6) Cocaine was considered incapable of producing dependence in 1980 but was recently proclaimed the drug of greatest national health concern.
  • (7) When it was first licensed for the European food market six years ago, baobab was – with a certain inevitability –proclaimed a superfood to rival quinoa, blueberries and kale.
  • (8) We need to show the reality we are living in.” The protesters carried banners, proclaiming: “Obama’s trip to Cuba isn’t for fun.
  • (9) He was a self-proclaimed cleric, though he had no formal qualifications or any evidence to support his claims.
  • (10) Like Demirtaş, Erdoğan proclaimed his desire to allow greater freedom and self-expression not just for his own constituency, but for all neglected citizens of the republic – including the Kurds, who in the mid-2000s voted for him in large numbers.
  • (11) Rebels had previously claimed they lacked weapons to strike at that range, but a spokesman for the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told AFP its fighters had shot down the two aircraft.
  • (12) Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic in 1949 from the rostrum – shortly before ordering the expansion of the square.
  • (13) Republican convention live: roll call vote to officially nominate Trump begins Read more Crossing the threshold of 1,237 votes, Trump officially became the Republican party’s nominee for president, as the stage in Cleveland was illuminated with a message proclaiming: “Over the Top”.
  • (14) There is, scientists proclaim, a crisis in biomedical research.
  • (15) Others are taking the rally at face value and planning to turn up with banners proclaiming themselves part of the reasonable majority, liberal or conservative, against the particular brand of insanity that has swept America since Barack Obama entered the White House.
  • (16) But, as the church itself proclaims, redemption is always possible for a sinner.
  • (17) His supporters sport T-shirts proclaiming "100% Zulu Boy".
  • (18) Instead they said their role was to prevent weapons reaching the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic".
  • (19) Sometimes these slogans proclaim the wearer's enjoyment of football ("Keep calm and play football!")
  • (20) August 1995 After poorly contested elections, the EPRDF swept to power; the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was proclaimed, and Meles became Ethiopia's first prime minister.