enthronement

Example Sentences

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Now dressed in a reddish loincloth, he was raised on to an intricately carved stool by the Kwikfor to signify that he had been "enstooled" - as the Mankon people call the enthronement of their king.

From BBC

It has also been deployed at the enthronement of royals, as well as their funerals.

From New York Times

Desmond Tutu's enthronement as Archbishop of Cape Town was attended by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, and the widow of Martin Luther King.

From BBC

In 2019, she composed the piece “Ray of Water,” which was performed at the enthronement ceremony of Naruhito, the emperor of Japan.

From New York Times

Tuesday’s ceremony also marked the 30th anniversary of Bartholomew’s enthronement as patriarch, the longest reign of any patriarch on record, according to Elpidophoros.

From Seattle Times