enthroning
Installing a monarch
Enthroning is placing someone on a throne or in a position of supreme authority.
The word applies literally to coronations and religious installations: The archbishop will preside over the ceremony enthroning the new bishop.
Figuratively, it means elevating something to a position of dominance or reverence: Critics accused the movement of enthroning ideology over evidence.
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- crowningInstalling as monarch
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- installationProcess of putting in
anointment · consecration · procession · pageantry · regalia · robes · diadem · scepter
Worthy of reverence
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
priest · archbishop · bishop · chalice · altar · incense · vestments · procession
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- sovereignSupreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
palace · queen · king · emperor · prince · princess · dynasty · reign
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- legacyWhat's passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
dynasty · succession · aristocracy · nobility · feudalism · monarchy · birthright · bloodline
Intense joyful elevation
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- riseMove to higher position
- ascentUpward movement
installation · glorification · enshrinement · aggrandizement · uplift · recognition · accession · preferment
Power to enforce obedience
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- dominionAuthority to rule
supremacy · command · legitimacy · jurisdiction · autocracy · tyranny · suzerainty · empowerment
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- crowningInstalling as monarch
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
installation · anointment · consecration · procession · pageantry · regalia · robes · diadem · scepter · mantle
sacred
Worthy of reverence
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
consecration · priest · archbishop · bishop · chalice · altar · incense · vestments · procession · liturgy
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
kingdom · palace · queen · king · emperor · prince · princess · dynasty · reign · succession
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
customs · dynasty · succession · aristocracy · nobility · feudalism · monarchy · birthright · bloodline · primogeniture
exaltation
Intense joyful elevation
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- riseMove to higher position
ascent · installation · glorification · enshrinement · aggrandizement · uplift · recognition · accession · preferment · veneration
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
dominion · supremacy · command · legitimacy · jurisdiction · autocracy · tyranny · suzerainty · empowerment · accession
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Removing from power
deposing · overthrowing · unseating · ousting · toppling
enthroningdeposing
Removing from authority
dethroning · demoting · degrading · cashiering · debasing
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