From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Throne \Throne\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Throned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Throning}.]
1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. --Shak.
2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Throne \Throne\, noun [OE. trone, F. tr[^o]ne, L. thronus, Gr. ?; cf. ? a bench, ? a footstool, ? to set one's self, to sit, Skr. dhara[.n]a supporting, dh[.r] to hold fast, carry, and E. firm, adjective]
1. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer.
High on a throne of royal state. --Milton.
2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. --Gen. xli. 40.
To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne. --Tennyson.
3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton.
Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. --Young.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Throne \Throne\, verb (used without an object) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}]
3: the position and power of one who occupies a throne
verb
1: sit on the throne as a ruler
2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" [syn: {enthrone}] [ant: {dethrone}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "throne": Peacock throne, aggrandize, anoint, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, bedpan, can, canonize, chair, chamber, chamber pot, chemical closet, chemical toilet, commode, crapper, crown, deify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, exalt, gaddi, glamorize, glorify, head, immortalize, inaugurate, induct, install, instate, invest, jerry, john, johnny, jordan, latrine, lionize, loo, magnify, make legendary, piss pot, place, place in office, pot, potty, potty-chair, put in, raise, royal seat, saint, sanctify, set up, stool, thunder mug, toilet, uplift, urinal, water closet
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Throne (Heb. kiss'e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deut. 17:18; 2 Sam. 7:13; Ps. 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and hangings, which cover it. It denotes the seat of the high priest in 1 Sam. 1:9; 4:13, and of a provincial governor in Neh. 3:7 and Ps. 122:5. The throne of Solomon is described at length in 1 Kings 10:18-20.
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