Synonyms

enthrone

American

[en-throhn] / ɛnˈθroʊn /

verb (used with object)

enthroned, enthroning

to place on or as on a throne.
to invest with sovereign or episcopal authority.
to exalt.

enthrone British

/ ɛnˈθrəʊn /

verb

to place on a throne
to honour or exalt
to assign authority to

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of enthrone

First recorded in 1600–10; en- ¹ + throne

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Enthrone, en-thrōn′, v.t. to place on a throne: to exalt to the seat of royalty: to install as a bishop: to exalt.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

"Enthrone your majesty with all due ceremony and if necessary, defend you in true Szekler fashion," said Stephen Run.

From The Golden Age in Transylvania by Jókai, Mór

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023