verb
- past tense and past participle of preconise; to publicly recommend or endorse (a person for a position, especially in the Church of England)
Usage: chiefly British; ecclesiastical context; formal
Examples
- The bishop preconised the new vicar to the congregation.
- She was preconised for the position of archdeacon.
- The committee preconised several candidates for the vacant see.
- He had been preconised by the archbishop as a suitable successor.
- The nomination was preconised in the church gazette.