Associations to the word «Heralded»

Wiktionary

HERALD, noun. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
HERALD, noun. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
HERALD, noun. (heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king of arms.
HERALD, noun. (entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
HERALD, verb. (transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.

Dictionary definition

HERALD, noun. (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet".
HERALD, noun. Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone.
HERALD, verb. Foreshadow or presage.
HERALD, verb. Praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein".
HERALD, verb. Greet enthusiastically or joyfully.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats