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

The fan blog reported that Queen Margrethe gave her daughter-in-law Mary the parure as a gift for her 50th birthday in February 2022, and Mary wore another pair from the set to the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla in London in May 2023. —Janine Henni, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025

The coronation is the latest for the song, which previously hit No. 1 on the all-genre U.S.-based Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts, as well as the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. —Gary Trust, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025

William’s coronation as William I of England is absent, with the whereabouts of the panels depicting this moment unknown, writes Tim Brinkhof for Artnet. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025

After the first possession, the favorable calls stopped, the pressure on Patrick Mahomes accelerated, and the Eagles turned a three-peat coronation into a helplessness foil. —Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 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