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enthronement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: coronation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inthronization, coronation

Antonyms: dethronement, decoronation

2

noun

Meaning 2

the ceremony of installing a new monarch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coronation, enthronization, enthronisation, investiture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: initiation, induction, installation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English enthrone Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enthronement From enthrone + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: fronëzim — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Belarusian: інтранізацыя (intranizacyja) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Catalan: entronització — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Czech: intronizace — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Danish: tronbestigelse — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Danish: kroning (coronation) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Dutch: troonsbestijging (act of enthroning) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Dutch: intronisatie — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Esperanto: surtronigo — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Finnish: kruunaus — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • French: intronisation — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Galician: entronización — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • German: Inthronisation — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Greek: ενθρόνιση (enthrónisi) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Hindi: राज्याभिषेक (rājyābhiṣek) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Hindi: राजतिलक (rājtilak) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Hungarian: trónra lépés — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Japanese: 即位 (sokui) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Latin: inthronātiō — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Polish: intronizacja — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Portuguese: entronização — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Russian: интронизация (intronizacija) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Russian: настолование (nastolovanije) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Serbo-Croatian: устоличење — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Serbo-Croatian: интрониза́ција — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Serbo-Croatian: ustoličenje — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Serbo-Croatian: intronizácija — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Slovak: intronizácia — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Spanish: entronización — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Swedish: troninstallering — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Turkish: taçlandırma — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
  • Ukrainian: інтронізація (intronizacija) — the act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned