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History / alchemy | | French term or phrase: intronisation | | This appears as a title, without any context, (and doesn't give the text it refers to). Is 'enthronement' something to do with alchemy? |
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| | English translation:initiation | Explanation:
one would be "initiated" into a brotherhood of alchemists, probably in an obscure ceremony featuring goats hooves, base metals and foul odours... |
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Colin Smith
Local time: 17:10
| Grading comment Thank you very much, Colin. I thought this was the best translation, although it is possible that 'intronisation', (unlikely as it seems to me)
might also be used where liqueurs are concerned. This text is about the historical background to the liqueur, and also about alchemists.
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12 mins confidence:  enthronement
Explanation:
intronisation translation French - English : intronisation nf [+pape, roi] enthronement … . French - English, Collins dictionary, synonyms, translation.
dictionary.reverso.net/.../intronisation
Information about enthronement in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... enthronement [ɪnˈθrəʊnmənt] n [monarch] → intronisation f; ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/enthronement - Προσωρινά αποθηκευμένη - Παρόμοιεςenthrone - definition of enthrone by the Free Online Dictionary ... - [ Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας ]
Definition of enthrone in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of enthrone. ... بر تخت نشانی؛ تجلیل kruunaus intronisation הַכתָרָה राज्यारोहण, ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/enthrone
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Asker: The word definitely means 'enthronement', for a pope, or a king, but for an alchemist that seems like a strange word.
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 joining the brotherhood
Explanation:
I only know this term in the context of wine where devotees of a certain wine making area in France can be 'intronisé.' They dress up in robes, are admitted as 'confrères,' and everyone has a jolly time. I don't think the litteral translation of 'enthronement' makes much sense so I would suggest something along the lines of the above adapted to the context .
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I think that does the job very well. of course initiation can have connotations but I still think it maybe captures the sense better than joining
| telletubby
Local time: 18:10
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Native speaker of: English
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Asker: That sounds like the kind of thing they would be talking about. How about 'initiation into the brotherhood', then, or does that sound as if it involves some sort of trial?
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 induction
Explanation:
or even induction ceremony. This is the word used usually for initiating a new member into a society, especially a secret society.
Does it fit your context?
|  Gilla Evans
Local time: 17:10
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