tấn phong
Definition
- Verb:
- To consecrate: To formally and solemnly invest someone with a high office, rank, or title, especially in a royal, noble, or religious context. This act is often part of an official ceremony.
- To enthrone: To install a sovereign, such as a king, queen, or emperor, onto the throne in a formal ceremony.
- To invest: To formally bestow a title, dignity, or office upon someone through a ceremonial rite.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Lễ tấn phong tân hoàng đế sẽ diễn ra vào tháng tới. (The ceremony to consecrate the new emperor will take place next month.)
- Giáo hoàng đã tấn phong các giám mục mới. (The Pope consecrated the new bishops.)
- Vị tướng được nhà vua tấn phong làm đại nguyên soái. (The general was invested by the king as the grand marshal.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "tấn phong" is almost exclusively used in formal, historical, or ceremonial contexts. It is not used for everyday promotions or appointments.
- It often implies a sacred or highly dignified aspect to the appointment, connecting it to tradition and legitimacy.
Variants and Related Words
- Lễ tấn phong (n): The investiture ceremony; the consecration ceremony.
- Lễ tấn phong hoàng hậu được tổ chức long trọng. (The queen's enthronement ceremony was grandly organized.)
Synonyms
- Enthrone: To place a monarch on a throne with ceremony.
- Consecrate: To make or declare something sacred, often in a religious ceremony of dedication.
- Invest: To formally endow someone with an office, right, or power.
- Crown: To ceremonially place a crown on a monarch's head.
Related Idioms
- While "tấn phong" itself is not commonly part of idioms, the concept is central to phrases like:
- Lên ngôi báu: To ascend to the throne (often precedes or is part of the tấn phong process).
verb
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to consecrate
