4. The act of courting the favor of the people. [Obs.] "Indicted . . . for popularity and ambition." Holland.
5. Public sentiment; general passion. [R.] A little time be allowed for the madness of popularity to cease. Bancroft.
POPULARIZATION
Pop`u*lar*i*za"tion, n.
Defn: The act of making popular, or of introducing among the people.
POPULARIZE
Pop"u*lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Popularized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Popularizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. populariser.]
Defn: To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy. "The popularizing of religious teaching." Milman.
POPULARIZER
Pop"u*lar*i`zer, n.
Defn: One who popularizes.
POPULARLY
Pop"u*lar*ly, adv.
Defn: In a popular manner; so as to be generally favored or accepted
by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story was popularity
reported.
The victor knight, Bareheaded, popularly low had bowed. Dryden.