enthronisation
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act or ceremony of placing a monarch or bishop on a throne; formal investiture with regal or episcopal authority. It specifically refers to the ritual of installing a new sovereign or high-ranking religious leader.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The enthronisation of the new king was a grand and solemn event witnessed by thousands.
- The cathedral was prepared for the bishop's enthronisation ceremony next week.
- Historians studied the traditions surrounding the enthronisation of emperors in the ancient empire.
Advanced Usage
- "To attend an enthronisation": to be present at the formal installation ceremony.
- Foreign dignitaries were invited to attend the emperor's enthronisation.
- "The rites of enthronisation": the specific rituals and procedures that constitute the ceremony.
- The ancient rites of enthronisation were meticulously followed.
Variants and Related Words
- Enthronement (n): A more common synonym for , meaning the same ceremony or act.
- The enthronement will be broadcast live on television.
- Enthrone (v): The verb form, meaning to install ceremonially on a throne.
- They will enthrone the new pope in St. Peter's Basilica.
- Coronation (n): A closely related term, but typically refers specifically to the ceremony where a monarch is crowned, which is often a key part of an .
- The coronation is the most visually symbolic part of the enthronisation.
Synonyms
- Installation: The act of formally placing someone in a new position of authority.
- Inauguration: A formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term in office.
- Investiture: The formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of an office.
Related Phrases
- Ceremony of enthronisation: The full formal event.
- The ceremony of enthronisation lasted for several hours.
- Day of enthronisation: The specific date of the event.
- The day of enthronisation was declared a national holiday.
Noun
- the ceremony of installing a new monarch