What does coronation mean?

Definitions for coronation
ˌkɔr əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr-coro·na·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiturenoun

    the ceremony of installing a new monarch

Wiktionary

  1. coronationnoun

    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.

  2. coronationnoun

    The pomp or assembly at a coronation.

  3. coronationnoun

    An uncontested party leadership election.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Coronationnoun

    Etymology: from corona, Latin.

    Fortune smiling at her work therein, that a scaffold of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    Willingly I came to Denmark,
    To shew my duty in your coronation. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    A cough, sir, which I caught with ringing in the king’s affairs upon his coronation day. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

    Now empress fame had publish’d the renown
    Of Sh ———— ’s coronation through the town. John Dryden, Macfl.

    In pensive thought recal the fancy’d scene,
    See coronations rise on ev’ry green. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. coronation

    Coronation is a formal ceremony or ritual by which a monarch or sovereign (king, queen, emperor, etc.) is officially crowned and invested with the power, authority, and symbols associated with ruling a state or nation. It is an historical tradition that varies between cultures and countries, often accompanied by elaborate celebrations and rituals.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coronationnoun

    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

  2. Coronationnoun

    the pomp or assembly at a coronation

  3. Etymology: [See Coronate.]

Wikidata

  1. Coronation

    A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia. This rite may also include the taking of a special vow, acts of homage by the new ruler's subjects, and/or the performance of other ritual deeds of special significance to a given nation. Once a vital ritual in many of the world's monarchies, coronations have changed over time due to a variety of socio-political and religious factors to the point that most modern monarchies have dispensed with them altogether, preferring simpler enthronement, investiture, or benediction ceremonies. However, coronations are still held in the United Kingdom, Tonga and several Asian countries. In common usage, coronation often simply refers to the official investiture or enthronement of the monarch, whether any actual crown is bestowed or not. In addition to investing the monarch with symbols of state, coronations often involve anointing with holy oil, or chrism as it is often called. Wherever a ruler is anointed in this way, as in Great Britain and Tonga, this ritual takes on an overtly religious significance, following examples found in the Bible. Some other lands use bathing or cleansing rites, the drinking of a sacred beverage, or other religious practices to achieve a comparable effect. Such acts symbolise the granting of divine favour to the monarch within the relevant spiritual-religious paradigm of the country.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coronation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coronation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of coronation in a Sentence

  1. David Campos:

    He has been expecting some sort of coronation, but there are no coronations in California.

  2. Thomas Doherty:

    Yes, the Queen's coronation was the epochal moment that made the Brits realize that television was the essential furniture of modern life... and the glue for postwar British culture.

  3. Washington Times columnist Charles Hurt:

    It's an astonishing development to think, that a document dump like this could have the impact that it's had on this coronation back here.

  4. Piyabutr Jiwaramonaikun:

    The authorities are preparing for the coronation and we are located right in the middle of areas involved so if we organize the usual Songkran festival it could be chaotic.

  5. Micheal Martin:

    We can become the lead party in the aftermath of this election. ... This isn't a coronation for Enda Kenny. Our message has struck a chord with the people.

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