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throne

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9 meanings of throne

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A special, grand chair where a king or queen sits on important days.

    The king sat on his golden throne and waved to the crowd.

    Visitors to the palace can see the old throne behind a red rope.

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  2. 2
    nounfigurativelycountable
    The position of being king or queen, or the top leader of something.

    The princess will take the throne when her father steps down.

    After ten years as the best player in the world, she finally lost her throne.

    Similarcrown

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  3. 3
    nouneuphemisticcountable
    A polite way to say toilet.

    My little brother is on the throne, so you'll have to wait.

    Dad takes the newspaper with him every time he heads for the throne.

    Similartoilet, loo, john

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  4. 4
    nouncountable
    The special chair of a bishop in the main church of his area, or the chair of a pope.

    The bishop sat on his throne at the front of the cathedral.

    Crowds in the square watched the new pope take his place on the throne.

    Similarcathedra

  5. 5
    nouncountable
    A stool that a drummer sits on to play the drums.

    The drummer lowered his throne so his feet could reach the pedals.

    She bought a new throne with a thick, soft seat for long shows.

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  6. 6
    nouncountable
    In Christian belief, a type of angel ranked below the cherubim and above the dominions.

    In the church painting, a throne kneels among the other angels, just below the cherubim.

    The preacher said that the thrones and the dominions all sing praise to God.

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Less common meanings

  1. 7
    verbarchaictransitive
    To put someone on a royal seat and make them king or queen.

    The people cheered as the lords throned their new king.

    They will throne the young princess at noon.

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  2. 8
    verbarchaictransitive
    To raise someone to a high place, give them power to rule, or praise them very highly.

    The poem throned love above every other feeling.

    True image of the Father, whether throned / In the bosom of bliss, and light of light.
    1671, John Milton, “The First Book”Here, throned means set in a high place of honor and power.
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  3. 9
    verbarchaicintransitive
    To sit on a throne, or to sit up high like a king or queen.

    Every evening the old king would throne in his great hall.

    The great mountain thrones over the plain, white with snow all year.

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Origin

From the Greek word thrónos, meaning “chair” or “throne”.