Meaning of ENTHRONE
| Pronunciation: | | en'thrown
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- [v] provide with power and authority
- [v] put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
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| | Synonyms: | | invest, vest |
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| | Antonyms: | | dethrone, divest | | |
| | See Also: | | consecrate, coronate, crown, enthrone, install, ordain, order, ordinate, throne | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*throne"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF.
enthroner. Cf. {Inthronize}.]
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.
--Shak.
2. (Eccl.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and
privileges of a vacant see.
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| | Related Terms: | | aggrandize, anoint, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, canonize, chair, crown, deify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, exalt, glamorize, glorify, immortalize, inaugurate, induct, install, instate, invest, lionize, magnify, make legendary, place, place in office, put in, raise, saint, sanctify, set up, throne, uplift |
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