Definition

Noun: 1. The formal ceremony of installing a new monarch on a throne: The act or ceremony of placing a king, queen, emperor, or other sovereign onto their throne, symbolizing the beginning of their reign. 2. The act of investing someone with high authority or office, often with ceremonial dignity: While most specific to monarchy, it can be used more broadly to describe the formal installation of a high-ranking official, such as a bishop, into their position of power and status.

Usage Examples

• The enthronement of the new king was attended by dignitaries from around the world.
• The cathedral was the site of the bishop's enthronement.
• The elaborate enthronement ritual has been performed for centuries.
• His enthronement marked the start of a new era for the kingdom.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: The word can be used metaphorically to describe the act of giving someone or something a position of great importance or dominance.
  • The critics declared the film's release as the enthronement of a new genre in cinema.
• "Enthronement of": This is the most common prepositional phrase used with the noun.
  • The ceremony was for the enthronement of the emperor.

Variants and Related Words

• Enthrone (verb): To install ceremonially on a throne; to invest with high office.
  • They will enthrone the new queen tomorrow.
• Enthronization (noun): A less common synonym for enthronement.
• Coronation (noun): A closely related term, but a coronation specifically involves the act of placing a crown on the monarch's head, which is often the central act within the larger enthronement ceremony.
• Inauguration (noun): A more general term for a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term in office (e.g., a president).

Synonyms

• Installation: The act of placing someone formally in an office.
• Investiture: The formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of an office.
• Accession: The attainment of a position of power, often used for the moment a monarch succeeds to the throne.

Antonyms

• Dethronement: The act of removing a monarch from power.
• Deposition: The removal of someone from high office or power.
• Abdication: The formal act of stepping down from the throne.

Noun

1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch