Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Promulgation \Pro`mul*ga"tion\, n. [L. promulgatio: cf. F.
   promulgation.]
   The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as,
   the promulgation of the gospel. --South.

Source : WordNet®

promulgation
     n 1: a public statement about something that is happening or
          going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local
          newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"
          [syn: {announcement}]
     2: the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby
        the law or ordinance is put into effect
     3: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his
        promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" [syn: {proclamation}]