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“coronation” in Latin
sollemnisyearly, annual; established, appointed, fixed; common, usual, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditionaldiēsA solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours, especially (historical) Roman dates reckoned from one midnight to the next.; pompaprocession, parade; pomp
The English word coronation itself goes back to Latin corōna, through *corōnātiōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coronation
As act; circumlocution by the verbs under To CROWN: for his coronation, accipiendo diademati (e.g., in urbem venire).
The celebration, *sollemnia, quibus rex diadema accipit or regnum auspicatur: day of coronation, dies, quo rex diadema accipit: the anniversary of the king’s coronation, dies, quo rex diadema accepit: pompa (from the context).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coronation?
- The usual Latin words for “coronation” are sollemnis, diēs, pompa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.