coronation
See also: Coronation and coronâtion
English
Coronation of the Virgin (1375) by Venetian painter Catarino
Etymology
From Middle English coronacion, coronacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman coronacion, coronation, from coroner or from Late Latin coronatio, coronationem, from Latin corono.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹəneɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
coronation (plural coronations)
- The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.
- (figuratively) A success in the face of little or no opposition.
Translations
the act or solemnity of crowning
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success in the face of little or no opposition
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