coronation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
coronation
    n 1: the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn:
         {coronation}, {enthronement}, {enthronization},
         {enthronisation}, {investiture}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Coronation \Cor`o*na"tion\ (k?r`?-n?"sh?n), n. [See {Coronate}.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of
      investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his
      succeeding to the sovereignty.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The pomp or assembly at a coronation. --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
CORONATION, n.  The ceremony of investing a sovereign with the outward
and visible signs of his divine right to be blown skyhigh with a
dynamite bomb.
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "coronation":
      accedence, accession, anointing, anointment, appointment,
      arrogation, assignment, assumption, authorization, consecration,
      delegation, deputation, election, empowerment, enthronement,
      inauguration, induction, installation, installment, instatement,
      investiture, legitimate succession, placement, seizure, succession,
      taking office, taking over, usurpation
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