Definition

1. 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

1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch