1. the ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign’s consort

Examples

• The coronation of King Charles III took place at Westminster Abbey.
• Millions of people watched the coronation ceremony on television.
• The queen’s coronation was a grand spectacle with elaborate pageantry.
• The coronation crown is kept in the Tower of London.
• The archbishop performed the coronation ritual according to ancient tradition.
• The coronation procession moved slowly through the streets of London.