throne : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: throne	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for throne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
throne n the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne" a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination Synonym(s): toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions v sit on the throne as a ruler put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" Synonym(s): enthrone, throne Antonym(s): dethrone
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Throne \Throne\, n. [OE. trone, F. tr[93]ne, L. thronus, Gr. [?]; cf. [?] a bench, [?] a footstool, [?] to set one's self, to sit, Skr. dhara[nsdot]a supporting, dh[rsdot] to hold fast, carry, and E. firm, a.] 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Throne \Throne\, v. t. [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Throne \Throne\, v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. --Shak.
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.