Added 6 October 2026
coronation
/kɒɹəˈneɪʃn̩/ noun
In Latin: corōnātiō Wiktionary
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An act of investing with a crown; a crowning. An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.
King Charles III’s coronation is to be much less elaborate compared to his mother’s.
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An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.
King Charles III’s coronation is to be much less elaborate compared to his mother’s.
- A completion or culmination of something. A success in the face of little or no opposition.
Origin
From Late Middle English coronacion, coronacioun (“crowning of a sovereign or his consort; powers conferred by this ceremony; crowning of the Virgin Mary; (figuratively) placing of a crown of thorns on Jesus; act of rewarding a person with eternal life, happiness, honour, etc.”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman coronacion and Old French coronacion, coronation, from Late Latin *corōnātiōnem, from Latin corōnō (“to coronate, crown (with a crown, garland, etc.)”) + -ātiōnem (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results). Corōnō is derived from corōna (“garland, wreath; crown”).
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