coronation
Monarch's crowning ceremony
A coronation is the ceremony of crowning a monarch.
The ritual typically involves religious rites, the placing of a crown on the sovereign's head, and formal investiture with symbols of power: The coronation drew millions of television viewers.
Figuratively, coronation describes any formal elevation to a position of dominance or acclaim: The tournament was supposed to be his coronation as the sport's next superstar.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- anointmentRitual application of oil
- oathFormal binding promise
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
scepter · orb · diadem · robes · procession · cathedral · bishop · archbishop
Ceremonial staff of sovereignty
- orbLuminous celestial body
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- diademJeweled band of royalty
- robesLong loose outer garments
ermine · jewels · ring · sword · ampulla · spoon · mantle · insignia
Male crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- empressFemale ruler of empire
- sovereignSupreme in power
monarch · prince · princess · dynasty · reign · realm · succession · heir
Formal moving line
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- trumpetsValved brass instruments
- bannersLarge displayed cloth signs
- spectacleVisually striking event
splendor · grandeur · opulence · carriage · parade · finery · heraldry · crowds
Supreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- reignSovereign's time in power
governance · legitimacy · mandate · supremacy · ascendancy · divine right · jurisdiction · command
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
nobility · aristocracy · chivalry · feudalism · peerage · bloodline · birthright · hereditary
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- anointmentRitual application of oil
- oathFormal binding promise
- proclamationFormal public announcement
regalia · scepter · orb · diadem · robes · procession · cathedral · bishop · archbishop · anointing
scepter
Ceremonial staff of sovereignty
robes · ermine · jewels · ring · sword · ampulla · spoon · mantle · insignia · vestments
king
Male crowned ruler
sovereign · monarch · prince · princess · dynasty · reign · realm · succession · heir · royal
procession
Formal moving line
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- trumpetsValved brass instruments
- bannersLarge displayed cloth signs
spectacle · splendor · grandeur · opulence · carriage · parade · finery · heraldry · crowds · gala
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
reign · governance · legitimacy · mandate · supremacy · ascendancy · divine right · jurisdiction · command · leadership
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
succession · nobility · aristocracy · chivalry · feudalism · peerage · bloodline · birthright · hereditary · custom
- empireempire, emperor, empress, imperial, imperial regalia
- Queens & Royaltyqueen, monarch, sovereign, throne, princess
- British Royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, throne
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, throne
- The CrownElizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth, Charles, Prince Charles, Diana
coronationabdication
Formal surrender of power
deposition · dethronement · dethroning · regicide · overthrow
coronationdegradation
Decline in condition
defrocking · public humiliation · disgrace · cashiering · excommunication
- coronation robesCeremonial attire for enthronement
- royal coronationFormal crowning of monarch
- coronation ceremonyRite bestowing royal authority
- coronation ceremoniesRituals installing a monarch
- coronation oathSovereign's sworn duties commitment
- coronation chickenCurried chicken salad dish