Coronation vs. Homecoming — What's the Difference?

A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head. The term also generally refers not only to the physical crowning but to the whole ceremony wherein the act of crowning occurs, along with the presentation of other items of regalia, marking the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power.

Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former students and members and celebrating an organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States and Canada.

The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort.

A coming to or returning home.

An act of investing with a crown; a crowning.

An annual event at schools, colleges, and universities for visiting graduates.

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.

The act or event of returning home.

(figuratively)

In colleges and high schools, a tradition centred around a football game, a parade and the "coronation" of a Homecoming Queen.

A completion or culmination of something.

Ellipsis of harvest homecoming}}; A traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. Traditionally marking the start of {{en, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.

A success in the face of little or no opposition.

A return home.

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 social event, usually held annually at colleges and universities, to welcome visiting alumni; a type of school reunion for graduates.

The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.

An annual school or university reunion for graduates

The pomp or assembly at a coronation.

A coming to or returning home;

The ceremony of installing a new monarch