What does "throne" mean?
An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
Throne
/[θɹoʊn]/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
- Grammar: throne is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: toilet, aggrandize, and thesaurus:bathroom, anoint.
- Useful contrasts: anarchy, democracy, depose.
- Usage evidence: With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
"He approached the throne reverently."
- 2 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 wordnet
- 3 Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch. figuratively
"Queen Victoria sat upon the throne of England for 63 years."
- 4 the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc. wordnet
- 5 The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.
"Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all."
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- 6 a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination wordnet
- 7 A toilet. euphemistic
""If she has intestinal flu, you probably called while she was on the throne and she didn't want to admit it," Alan said dryly."
- 8 A kind of stool used by drummers.
- 9 A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
"For by him were all things created that are in heauen, and that are in earth, visible and inuisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him."
Verb
- 1 To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. archaic, transitive
- 2 put a monarch on the throne wordnet
- 3 To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. archaic, transitive
"True image of the Father, whether throned / In the bosom of bliss, and light of light."
- 4 sit on the throne as a ruler wordnet
- 5 To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. archaic, intransitive
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "throne"?
Common synonyms include: toilet, aggrandize, and thesaurus:bathroom, anoint, apotheose, apotheosize.
How do you use "throne" in a sentence?
With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.
How do you pronounce "throne"?
Pronounced /[θɹoʊn]/.
Etymology
From Middle English trone, from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “chair, throne”). Superseded earlier seld (“seat, throne”).