(~s, enthroning, ~d)
1.
When kings, queens, emperors, or bishops are ~d, they officially take on their role during a special ceremony. (FORMAL)
Emperor Akihito of Japan has been ~d in Tokyo...
He is expected to be ~d early next year as the spiritual leader of the Church of England.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed as n
2.
If an idea is ~d, it has an important place in people’s life or thoughts. (JOURNALISM)
He was forcing the State to ~ a particular brand of modernism.
...the religious fundamentalism now ~d in American life.
= enshrine
VERB: V n, V-ed