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coronation
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cor·o·na·tion  (kôr-nshn, kr-)
n.
The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort.

[Middle English coronacioun, from Medieval Latin cornti, corntin-, from Latin corntus, past participle of cornre, to crown, from corna, crown; see crown.]

coronation [ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃən]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act or ceremony of crowning a monarch
[from Old French, from coroner to crown, from Latin corōnāre]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coronationcoronation - the ceremony of installing a new monarch
induction, initiation, installation - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
Translations
coronation [ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃən] Ncoronación f

coronation [ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃən] ncouronnement m

coronation
n
Krönung f
in cpdsKrönungs-; coronation robesKrönungsgewänder pl

coronation [ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃn] nincoronazione f
coronation [ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃn] nincoronazione f

coronation
n coronation [korəˈneiʃən]
the act or ceremony of crowning a king or queen. kroning حَفْلَة (تَتْويج مَلِك) коронация korunovace kroning die Krönung στέψη coronación kroonimine تاجگذاری kruunaus, kruunajaiset couronnement טֶקֶס הַכתָרָה राजतिलक, ताजपोशी krunidba koronázás penobatan krÿning incoronazione 戴冠式 대관식 karūnavimas kronēšana upacara kemahkotaan kroning kroning koronacja coroação înco­ro­nare коронация korunovácia kronanje krunisanje kröning พิธีสวมมงกุฎ taç giyme töreni (國王或王后的)加冕典禮 коронація, коронування تاج پوشى، رسم تاج پوشى lễ đăng quang


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By the 17th century the church had a special rite for the coronation of Jesus, Mary, and the saints, and in the 19th century the church approved a rite specifically for Marian coronations.
 
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