Throne

/θɹəʊn/ · noun

Meaning

An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions..

Definitions by Sense

1. An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
2. (figuratively) Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
3. The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.
4. (euphemistic) A toilet.
5. (music) A kind of stool used by drummers.
6. (Christianity) A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
7. (transitive, archaic) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
8. (transitive, archaic) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.

Example Sentences

He approached the throne reverently.

9 After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could nūber, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, & tongues, stood before the throne, & before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palmes in their hands: 10 And cryed with a loude voice, saying, Saluation to our God, which sitteth vpon the Throne, and vnto the Lambe. 11 And all the Angels stood round about the Throne, and about the Elders, and the foure beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glorie, and wisedome, and thankesgiuing, and honour, & power, and might be vnto our God for euer & euer, Amen.

Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king.

Queen Victoria sat upon the throne of England for 63 years.

The prince's newborn baby is fifth in line to the throne.

Thou shalt be ouer my house, and according vnto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater then thou.

Stephen reigned from 1135-1154, that nasty period of our history dubbed 'The Anarchy', when forces loyal to Stephen contested the throne with those of Henry I's daughter Matilda, who by rights should have been queen. Stephen, her cousin, plonked his own posterior on the throne.

Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all.

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• thrones
• throning
• throned

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