enthronement

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King Charles attended the enthronement along with hundreds of foreign dignitaries.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023

After his death, Greek television channels played montages of key moments of his life, from his enthronement to his swearing in of the colonels who had led the 1967 coup.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives with daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2021

Tuesday’s ceremony also marked the 30th anniversary of Bartholomew’s enthronement as patriarch, the longest reign of any patriarch on record, according to Elpidophoros.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021

If reason be the proper "ruling part," the first step in the moral life is the subordination of the appetitive nature and the enthronement of reason.

From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton