Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Acclamation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
enthusiastic approval
"the book met with modest acclaim"
"he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"
"they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
The word "acclamation" comes from the Latin acclamatio, meaning a shout of approval. It is formed from the prefix ad- (meaning "toward") and the verb clamo (to cry out).