ENTHRONEMENT Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

enthronement

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Definition of enthronement

as in enshrinement

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Recent Examples of enthronement 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, 25 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Fitzgerald, 42, received professional football's highest honor as part of the class of 2026 enshrinement ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 8 Aug. 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

Definition of enshrinement

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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

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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

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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

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Those two unopposed re-elections were instead approved by acclamation, a process that installed Infantino for another four years without the need for a ballot.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
With no challengers present, delegates approved Flanagan’s endorsement by acclamation Saturday rather than ballots.

— Twin Cities, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026

Definition of acclamation

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Those two eyepieces gave me roughly 33x and 65x magnification — enough for wide lunar views and tighter planetary shots.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The update also adds some customization options to Widgets, a more precise magnification tool, and improved stability with certain Bluetooth devices.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 July 2026

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