coronation UK /kɒɹəˈneɪʃn̩/US /ˌkɔɹəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ noun5 •[before a noun] An act of investing with a crown; a crowning. •[before a noun] 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.King Charles III’s coronation is to be much less elaborate compared to his mother’s. •(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. •(figurative) A completion or culmination of something. •(figurative) A success in the face of little or no opposition. formscoronations