clarion



clarion call

A call to action. The mayor's clarion call to eliminate poverty in the city prompted a number of local organizations to work together to address the problem.
See also: call, clarion

a clarion call

  (literary)
a strong and clear request for people to do something (often + for ) The charity commission's clarion call for more donations has produced an immediate response. (often + to ) Her unification speech was seen as a clarion call to party members.
See also: call, clarion

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mansel-English (Rare)
Mirjana-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
Azat-Tatar, Kazakh, Turkmen, Turkish, Armenian
TristÁNtree-STAHNSpanish
Angelinaahn-je-LEE-nah (Italian), an-jə-LEEN-ə (English), ahn-GYE-lee-nah (Russian), ahn-gye-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-gee-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-ge-LEE-nah (Polish)Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian
AnselmAHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic