enthrone

enthrone
[[t]ɪnθro͟ʊn[/t]]
enthrones, enthroning, enthroned
1) VERB: usu passive When kings, queens, emperors, or bishops are enthroned, they officially take on their role during a special ceremony. [FORMAL]

[be V-ed] Emperor Akihito of Japan has been enthroned in Tokyo...

[be V-ed as n] He is expected to be enthroned early next year as the spiritual leader of the Church of England.

2) VERB If an idea is enthroned, it has an important place in people's life or thoughts. [JOURNALISM]

[V n] He was forcing the State to enthrone a particular brand of modernism.

[V-ed] ...the religious fundamentalism now enthroned in American life.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Enthrone — En*throne , v. t. [Pref. en + throne: cf. OF. enthroner. Cf. {Inthronize}.] 1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity. [1913 Webster] Beneath a sculptured… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enthrone — c.1600, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) + THRONE (Cf. throne). Replacing enthronize (late 14c.), from O.Fr. introniser (13c.), from L.L. inthronizare, from Gk. enthronizein, from en in (see EN (Cf. en ) (2)) + thronos …   Etymology dictionary

  • enthrone — ► VERB ▪ ceremonially install (a monarch or bishop) on a throne. DERIVATIVES enthronement noun …   English terms dictionary

  • enthrone — [en thrōn′, inthrōn′] vt. enthroned, enthroning 1. to place on a throne; make a king or bishop of 2. to accord the highest place to; exalt enthronement n …   English World dictionary

  • enthrone — UK [ɪnˈθrəʊn] / US [ɪnˈθroʊn] verb [transitive] Word forms enthrone : present tense I/you/we/they enthrone he/she/it enthrones present participle enthroning past tense enthroned past participle enthroned to make someone the new king, queen, or… …   English dictionary

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  • enthrone — transitive verb Date: circa 1593 1. a. to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence b. to seat ceremonially on a throne 2. to assign supreme virtue or value to ; exalt • enthronement noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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