v. Simple past tense and past participle of promulgate.
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adj. formally made public
Word Usage
"Vilayet-i-faquih is the special term promulgated by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to describe the idea that all of Iranian society is under the permanent stewardship (sometimes rendered as guardianship) of the mullahs."