croning

English

Etymology

From Middle English cronyng, equivalent to crone +‎ -ing.

Noun

croning (countable and uncountable, plural cronings)

1. A Wiccan or feminist ceremony that recognizes older women as wise and experienced "crones".
   • 2001, Kaatryn MacMorgan, All One Wicca, page 111:

     In many traditions, passage rites mark the passage into later maturity, but some feel that the emphasis placed on "cronings" and similar rituals lessen ^[sic] the experiences for people at other stages of life, or even discredit those people.