coronation

IPA: kɔrʌnˈeɪʃʌn

(also attributively) An act of investing with a crown; a crowning.
(specifically, also attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.
(figuratively)
A completion or culmination of something.
A success in the face of little or no opposition.
(board games, rare) In the game of checkers or draughts: the act of turning a checker into a king when it has reached the farthest row forward.
A town in Alberta, Canada.
A settlement in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Examples of "coronation" in Sentences

He holds the scepter at the coronation.
Above the arch is the Coronation of the Virgin.
The coronation was performed by the Archbishop of York.
A coronation is not nearly as interesting as a contest.
The celebration begins with the coronation of the lilac queen.
At the coronation banquet, the local wines of the regions were served.
If you don’t believe me, ask Coakley how that coronation is going in Massachusetts.
Her notion that this election was 'stolen' from her is based upon her opinion that it was going to be a coronation from the beginning.
It was always obvious that Brown, whose coronation is secure, would contest the middle ground, and this must mean revisiting welfare reform
'I hear,' wrote Walpole of what he calls the coronation at Oxford, 'my Lord Westmoreland's own retinue was all be-James'd with true-blue ribands.'
However, not too many people tuned in for the debut causing it to receive a poor coronation from the Nielsens with only a 1.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic and right around 6 million total viewers.