throne
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
throne
n 1: the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king
sat on his throne"
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
{toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty},
{stool}, {throne}]
3: 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
v 1: sit on the throne as a ruler
2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more
than 50 years ago" [syn: {enthrone}, {throne}] [ant:
{dethrone}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Throne \Throne\, n. [OE. trone, F. tr[^o]ne, L. thronus, Gr. ?;
cf. ? a bench, ? a footstool, ? to set one's self, to sit,
Skr. dhara[.n]a supporting, dh[.r] to hold fast, carry, and
E. firm, a.]
1. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the
seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
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The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer.
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High on a throne of royal state. --Milton.
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2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who
occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign
authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
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Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
--Gen. xli.
40.
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To mold a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne. --Tennyson.
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3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --
a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton.
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Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.
--Young.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Throne \Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Throned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Throning}.]
1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. --Shak.
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2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or
dominion to; to exalt.
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True image of the Father, whether throned
In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. --Milton.
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from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Throne
(Heb. kiss'e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deut. 17:18; 2
Sam. 7:13; Ps. 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and
hangings, which cover it. It denotes the seat of the high priest
in 1 Sam. 1:9; 4:13, and of a provincial governor in Neh. 3:7
and Ps. 122:5. The throne of Solomon is described at length in 1
Kings 10:18-20.
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "throne":
Peacock throne, aggrandize, anoint, apotheose, apotheosize,
beatify, bedpan, can, canonize, chair, chamber, chamber pot,
chemical closet, chemical toilet, commode, crapper, crown, deify,
elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, exalt, gaddi, glamorize,
glorify, head, immortalize, inaugurate, induct, install, instate,
invest, jerry, john, johnny, jordan, latrine, lionize, loo,
magnify, make legendary, piss pot, place, place in office, pot,
potty, potty-chair, put in, raise, royal seat, saint, sanctify,
set up, stool, thunder mug, toilet, uplift, urinal, water closet
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