Throne

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A chair occupied by an exalted personage, such as a sovereign or bishop, on state or ceremonial occasions, often situated on a dais and sometimes having a canopy and ornate decoration.
  • n. A personage who occupies a throne.
  • n. The power, dignity, or rank of such a personage; sovereignty.
  • n. Christianity The third of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
  • v. To install in or occupy a throne.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
  • n. The formal position of a sovereign.
  • n. The lavatory or toilet.
  • n. The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
  • n. A type of stool used by drummers.
  • n. The leadership.
  • v. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
  • v. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
  • v. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
  • n. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
  • n. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.
  • v. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
  • v. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
  • verb-intransitive. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A chair of state; a seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on occasions of state.
  • n. Sovereign power and dignity: also, the wielder of that power; also, episcopal authority or rank: often with the definite article.
  • n. plural The third order of angels in the first triad of the celestial hierarchy. See celestial hierarchy, under hierarchy.
  • To set on a throne; enthrone.
  • To set as on a throne; set in an exalted position; exalt.
  • To sit on a throne; sit in state as a sovereign.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
  • v. put a monarch on the throne
  • n. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
  • v. sit on the throne as a ruler
  • n. the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions
  • Verb Form
    throned    thrones    throning   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    invest    enthrone    vest    govern    rule    office    billet    position    berth    post   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    exalt    Seat    chair    cathedra    sovereignty   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bastogne    Bayonne    Capone    Cohn    Cologne    Dijon    Goan    Joan    Leone    Malone   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crown    palace    kingdom    glory    statue    robe    prince    tomb    sovereignty    court