Definition

1. Noun:
   • The ceremony of installing a new monarch: The formal act or ritual of placing a sovereign on a throne, symbolizing the beginning of their reign.
   • The act of investing with high office or authority, especially in a ceremonial context: Often used for the installation of a bishop or other high-ranking religious or secular leader.

Usage

• As a subject: "The enthronization was attended by dignitaries from across the realm."
• As an object: "The nation prepared for the king's enthronization."
• With modifiers: "The elaborate enthronization ceremony lasted for hours."

Examples

• The enthronization of the new emperor will be held in the ancient cathedral.
• Historical records describe the enthronization of the queen in great detail.
• The bishop's enthronization marked a new chapter for the diocese.

Advanced Usage

• "To preside over an enthronization": to officiate the ceremony.
  • The archbishop will preside over the enthronization.
• "Enthronization rites/rituals": the specific ceremonial acts performed.
  • The enthronization rites are centuries old.

Variants and Related Words

• Enthronement (n): The more common variant, identical in meaning to "enthronization."
  • The enthronement ceremony was televised.
• Enthrone (v): To install ceremonially on a throne.
  • They will enthrone the new king next week.
• Coronation (n): A ceremony specifically for crowning a monarch; often overlaps with but is not always synonymous with enthronization, as a coronation typically includes the crowning act.
  • The coronation included the enthronization.

Synonyms

• Installation: The act of formally placing someone in an office.
• Inauguration: A formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term.
• Investiture: The formal ceremony of conferring authority.

Antonyms

• Dethronement: The removal of a monarch from power.
• Abdication: The formal act of stepping down from the throne.

Noun

1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch