Coronation

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coronation \Cor`o*na"tion\ (k?r`?-n?"sh?n), n. [See {Coronate}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of
        investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his
        succeeding to the sovereignty.
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     2. The pomp or assembly at a coronation. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coronation
       n : the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: {enthronement},
            {enthronization}, {enthronisation}, {investiture}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "coronation":
     accedence, accession, anointing, anointment, appointment,
     arrogation, assignment, assumption, authorization, consecration,
     delegation, deputation, election, empowerment, enthronement,
     inauguration, induction, installation, installment, instatement,
     investiture, legitimate succession, placement, seizure, succession,
     taking office, taking over, usurpation
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  CORONATION, n.  The ceremony of investing a sovereign with the outward
  and visible signs of his divine right to be blown skyhigh with a
  dynamite bomb.