What is the meaning of proclaimed?

verb

• Declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles.
  • usage: "He was proclaimed King"
  • synonyms: proclaim
• State or announce.
  • usage: "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
  • synonyms: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
• Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of.
  • usage: "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
  • synonyms: predicate, proclaim
• Praise, glorify, or honor.
  • usage: "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
  • synonyms: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim

adjective

• Declared publicly; made widely known.
  • usage: "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy"
  • synonyms: announced