Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of enthronizing or enthroning; ecclesiastical, the act of formally placing a bishop for the first time on the episcopal seat or throne (cathedra) in his cathedral. Also spelled
enthronisation .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of enthroning; hence, the admission of a bishop to his stall or throne in his cathedral.
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- noun
enthronement
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- noun the ceremony of installing a new monarch
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Examples
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In the case of a bishop it is known as enthronization or enthronement.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The corresponding ceremony for a bishop is known as enthronization (q.v.).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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This folemnity is called his enthronization, and puts his grace in formal poiTeflion of the metropoliti -
A Walk in and about the City of Canterbury: With Many Observations Not Hitherto Described in Any ... 1779
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King of Scots, and all the magnates north of the Trent, together with a multitude of nobles and many others, were present at his enthronization.
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When the “Albatross” came flying over Dahomey, the old King Bahadou had just died, and the whole population was proceeding to the enthronization of his successor.
Robur the Conqueror 2003
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And then the senators made ready for his enthronization.
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Equivalent to enthronization is the adoratio of the pope by the cardinals, which is performed in
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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The enthronization can also take place independently of the consecration; in this case, the bishop, after taking his seat upon the throne, receives there the homage of all ecclesiastics present in the cathedral.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Middle Ages we find the inthronizatio matrimonii, or enthronization of marriage, which was nothing else than the blessing in the nuptial
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Nicholas II declared that the omission of the enthronization did not prevent the pope from administering the Church.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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