ENSHRINEMENT Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

enshrinement

noun

Definition of enshrinement

as in enthronement

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Recent Examples of enshrinement Cindy Curley, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, and Keith Tkachuk were also selected for enshrinement. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 June 2026 Even players with sterling credentials — Antonio Gates and Luke Kuechly are two recent examples — missed the cut initially before earning enshrinement. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026 The 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jack White shows off the skill that earned him his enshrinement, at Brooklyn Paramount (July 11-12). — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 His wealth of knowledge on player development and the intricacies of managing the game were rewarded with the sport’s ultimate prize in 2014 — enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame. — Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026 The enshrinement ceremony will take place in August at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 Arison, 76, has declined interview requests ahead of his Hall of Fame enshrinement. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025

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Noun

At the heart of the ceremony is the act of enthronement, in which the archbishop is formally seated in the cathedral’s two symbolic chairs.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of enthronement

Noun

Declinism, on the other hand, is an unrealistic glorification of the past coupled with the belief that things are steadily going downhill.

— Markham Heid, Time, 8 July 2026
Right-wing incidents included conspiracy theories, glorification of the Nazi regime, and calls for a repeat of the Holocaust.

— Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026

Definition of glorification

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There needs to be a better system of Parks & Beaches member selection, rather than the current process that reinforces the aggrandizement of the existing members … especially if La Jolla is to be its own city.

— Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
The show, which originally confined itself to the claustrophobic ecosystem of the trading floor, has expanded to include the grubby workings of British media and politics, and to show the intersection of the country’s landed aristocracy with other, newer forms of class aggrandizement.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025

Definition of aggrandizement

Noun

Speaking of God, the pedal steel is capable of exaltation, too, the rise and fall of its strings able to emulate a glorious choir or a keening request or spread out like the cosmos itself.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
In traditional astrology, Venus is considered to be in its fall in Virgo — as this sign directly opposes Pisces, Venus’ exaltation — which means its natural qualities are challenged and difficult to express.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of exaltation

Noun

Grant, however, has already drawn the praise of coach Jeff Hafley.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
But for all the praise Boone showered on Lombard on Friday, the skipper didn’t want to put any sort of timeline on his ETA or comment on whatever boxes the farmhand may still need to check.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of praise

Noun

The company served as the title sponsor of All-Star Village from July 11–14 in Philadelphia, filling roughly 500,000 square feet with interactive exhibits, youth baseball activities, player tributes, food vendors, and a family party-like atmosphere.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Jim Carrey has paid tribute to his The Mask director Chuck Russell, who died Wednesday at the age of 74.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026

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