Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Coronation
coronation, n. [OFr < L. corōnāre, to crown; see crown, n.] (webplay: crown, crowning).
Crowning; act of being made a king or queen; ceremonial placement of a royal diadem on someone's head; [fig.] confirmation; endowment; installation; transfiguration; epiphany; spiritual election.
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