Denounce
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( v. t.) To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize.
(2): ( v. t.) To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).
(3): ( v. t.) To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression.
King James Dictionary [2]
Denounce, L To tell, or declare.
1. To declare solemnly to proclaim in a threatening manner to announce or declare, as a threat.
I denounce to you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deuteronomy 30 .
So we say, to denounce war to denounce wrath.
2. To threaten by some outward sign, or expression.
His look denounced revenge.
3. To inform against to accuse as, to denounce one for neglect of duty.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
dē̇ - nouns ´: Occurs in Deuteronomy 30:18 : "I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish." It is used here in the obsolete sense of "to declare," to make known in a solemn manner. It is not found in the Bible with the regular meaning of "to censure," "arraign," etc.
