enthroning
present participle ofenthrone
enthrone
verb
uk/ɪnˈθrəʊn/us/ɪnˈθroʊn/[T]formal
to put aking,queen, etc. through theceremonyofsittingon athrone(=chairused inceremonies)inordertomarktheofficialbeginningoftheirperiodinpower
[Toften passive]humorous
to bepositionedsomewherewhere youlookorfeelimportant:
Shesatin thediningroom, enthronedonanoldhigh-backedchair.
Ceremonies
- anti-ritualism
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremonially
- ceremony
- hara-kiri
- induction
- initiate
- installation
- investiture
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- memorial service
- pageant
- ribbon cutting
- rite of passage
- ritual
- ritualistic
- ritualistically
- troop
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Praising and applauding
Promoting staff
Examplesofenthroning
enthroning
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
For anenthroning(as for a marriage or baptism) everyone brings his ' contribution ' (kambu-zaa, which means, more or less, ' to give a hand ').
From theCambridge English Corpus
And the maidservant opens the storeroom and all of a sudden she hears music, celebrations and cheering from afar - its festive mood typical for a royalenthroningfeast.
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