Liturgy of state

The "liturgy of state" is a quasi-religious ceremony intermixing the political and religious aspects of a society (for example, a coronation). This ritual is produced by a three-way partnership between the secular public entity (a "state"), the religious organization(s) ("the Church"), and the person directly concerned (usually the king).

The term was coined by Roy Strong while describing the 16th-century European dynasties appropriating, for their political use, the religious ceremonies.

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