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Webster 1913 Edition
Enthrone
1.
To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.
Beneath a sculptured arch he sits
enthroned
. Pope.
It [mercy] is
enthroned
in the hearts of kings. Shakespeare
2.
(Eccl.)
To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.
Webster 1828 Edition
Enthrone
ENTHRO'NE
,Verb.
T.
Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned.
1.
To exalt to an elevated place or seat.2.
To invest with sovereign authority.Definition 2024
enthrone
enthrone
English
Verb
enthrone (third-person singular simple present enthrones, present participle enthroning, simple past and past participle enthroned)
- (transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture
- (transitive, figuratively) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organisation.
Antonyms
Translations
put on the throne
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