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

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Other Word Forms

enthronement noun
reenthrone verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of enthrone

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

Example Sentences

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Prolific sculptor Frederick William Sievers shows a seated Maury enthroned like Zeus before a globe held aloft by swarming figures representing the forces of air and water.

From Los Angeles Times

When he was two years old, a search party of Buddhist officials recognised him as the reincarnation of the 13 previous Dalai Lamas and he was enthroned before he turned four.

From BBC

Channel 4 News said Bishop John, who was enthroned Bishop of Liverpool in 2023, was interviewed voluntarily under caution by police in March last year.

From BBC

Hierarchies in art, with painting and sculpture enthroned at the top, don’t make sense either.

From New York Times

Thailand's constitution states the king is "enthroned in a position of revered worship".

From Reuters

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