coronation

noun

cor·​o·​na·​tion ˌkȯr-ə-ˈnā-shən 

ˌkär-

: the act or occasion of crowning

also : accession to the highest office

Examples of coronation in a Sentence

the coronation of Queen Elizabeth

Recent Examples on the Web

Goldie’s also hosts a delightful afternoon tea, with sweets like strawberry and cream cake, peaches and cream tart, early grey tea mousse along with savories such as butter scones, coronation gougere (cheese Gougère, coronation chicken salad, apricots, almonds), and burrata tomato tartine. —Rona Berg, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

Other clothing includes the sweet cotton dresses worn by ordinary women and girls to mark Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953. —Samantha Conti, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025

The link to celebrity — and Cartier’s style — can also be seen in a section dedicated to tiaras, including a 1902 scroll tiara worn by Clementine Churchill to Elizabeth’s coronation and by Rihanna on the cover of W magazine in 2016. —Ming Liu, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

And of course, teams like Finland and Sweden and beyond will have a thing or two to say about any future coronations. —Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English coronacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French coronacion, borrowed from Medieval Latin corōnātiōn-, corōnātiō (Late Latin, "wreathing"), from Latin corōnare "to deck with flowers, wreathe, crown entry 2" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coronation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

coronation

noun

cor·​o·​na·​tion ˌkȯr-ə-ˈnā-shən 

ˌkär-

: the act or ceremony of crowning a king or queen