throne
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thronos, “chair, throne”).
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[edit] Noun
throne (plural thrones)
- The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
- He approached the throne reverently.
- The formal position of a sovereign.
- (colloquial) The lavatory or toilet.
- She’s on the throne.
- (Biblical tradition) The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
- (music) A type of stool used by drummers.
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ornate seat
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position
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lavatory or toilet
third highest order of angel
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[edit] Verb
throne (third-person singular simple present thrones, present participle throning, simple past and past participle throned)
- (transitive, archaic) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
- (transitive, archaic) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
- (Can we date this quote?) Milton
- True image of the Father, whether throned / In the bosom of bliss, and light of light.
- (Can we date this quote?) Milton
- (intransitive, archaic) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
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enthrone — see enthrone
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[edit] Noun
throne
- vocative singular of thronus
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