Enthrone

  • 11enthrone — transitive verb Date: circa 1593 1. a. to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence b. to seat ceremonially on a throne 2. to assign supreme virtue or value to ; exalt • enthronement noun …

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  • 12enthrone — /en throhn /, v.t., enthroned, enthroning. 1. to place on or as on a throne. 2. to invest with sovereign or episcopal authority. 3. to exalt. Also, inthrone. [1600 10; EN 1 + THRONE] * * * …

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  • 13enthrone — verb a) 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 b) in a figurative sense, to help a candidate to the succession of a… …

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  • 14enthrone — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, anoint, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, canonize, chair, crown, deify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, exalt, glamorize, glorify, immortalize, inaugurate, induct, install, instate, invest, lionize, magnify,… …

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  • 15enthrone — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. elevate, exalt, ennoble; see crown 2 , praise 1 …

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  • 16enthrone — en|throne [ınˈθrəun US ˈθroun] v [T] if a king or queen is enthroned, there is a ceremony to show that they are starting to rule >enthronement n [U and C] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17enthrone — en|throne [ ın θroun ] verb transitive to make someone the new king, queen, or BISHOP in a formal ceremony ╾ en|throne|ment noun count or uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18enthrone — en·throne || ɪn θrəʊn v. crown, invest with sovereignty, place upon a throne; exalt (also inthrone) …

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  • 19enthrone — verb install (a monarch or bishop) on a throne with due ceremony. ↘treat with honour and respect. Derivatives enthronement noun …

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  • 20enthrone — v. a. 1. Invest with sovereign power, seat upon the throne. 2. Exalt, elevate, raise to superiority …

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