Definitions for THRONE
θroʊnthrone

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.6 / 5 votes

1. thronenoun

   the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

   "the king sat on his throne"

2. toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, thronenoun

   a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

3. throneverb

   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

4. throneverb

   sit on the throne as a ruler

5. enthrone, throneverb

   put a monarch on the throne

   "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. thronenoun

   The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.

2. thronenoun

   The formal position of a sovereign.

3. thronenoun

   The lavatory or toilet.

4. thronenoun

   The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim.

5. thronenoun

   A type of stool used by drummers.

6. thronenoun

   The leadership.

7. throneverb

   To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.

8. throneverb

   To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.

9. throneverb

   To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

10. Etymology: From θρόνος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thronenoun

   Etymology: thronus, Lat. ϑρόνος.

   1. A royal seat; the seat of a king.

   Boundless intemperance hath been
   Th’ untimely emptying of the happy throne,
   And full of many kings. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Th’ eternal father from his throne beheld
   Their multitude. John Milton.

   Stonehenge once thought a temple, you have found
   A throne where kings were crown’d. Dryden.

   2. The seat of a bishop.

   In those times the bishops preached on the steps of the altar standing, having not as yet assumed the state of a throne. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

2. To Throneverb

   To enthrone; to set on a royal seat.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   They have, as who have not, whom their great stars
   Thron’d and set high? William Shakespeare.

   True image of the father, whether thron’d
   In the bosom of bliss and light of light,
   Conceiving or remote from heav’n, enshrin’d
   In fleshly tabernacle and human form. John Milton.

   O prince! O chief of many throned powers. John Milton.

   Thron’d in glass and nam’d it Caroline. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throne

   Throne is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by keyboardist Jordan Fish and vocalist Oliver Sykes, it was featured on the band's 2015 fifth studio album That's the Spirit and released as the third single from the album on 24 July 2015. The single topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and reached number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart.

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1. throne

   A throne is a ceremonial or official chair or seat upon which a monarch or a figure of authority sits, often raised on a dais and adorned with luxurious materials to symbolize their power and status. It is also used figuratively to denote the high rank, power, or authority of the person entitled to sit on it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thronenoun

   a chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary

2. Thronenoun

   hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage

3. Thronenoun

   a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen

4. Throneverb

   to place on a royal seat; to enthrone

5. Throneverb

   to place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt

6. Throneverb

   to be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Throne

   A throne is the seat of state of a potentate or dignitary, especially the seat occupied by a sovereign on state occasions; or the seat occupied by a pope or bishop on ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of metonymy, and is also used in many expressions such as "the power behind the throne".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throne

   thrōn, n. a chair of state richly ornamented and covered with a canopy: seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese: sovereign power and dignity: (pl.) the third order of angels in the first triad of the celestial hierarchy.—v.t. to place on a royal seat: to exalt.—v.i. to sit in state, as on a throne:—pr.p. thrōn′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. thrōned.—adjs. Thrō′nal; Throne′less. [O. Fr.,—L. thronus—Gr. thronos, a seat.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. THRONE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Throne is ranked #23957 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Throne surname appeared 1,053 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Throne.
   
   93.8% or 988 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 35 total occurrences were Black.
   1.4% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Chair Of State
   • Invest
   • Plumbing Fixture
   • Rule

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'THRONE' in Nouns Frequency: #2587

Anagrams for THRONE »

1. Hornet

2. hornet

3. nother

4. Thorne

5. theron

How to pronounce THRONE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say THRONE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of THRONE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of THRONE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of THRONE in a Sentence

1. Duncan Sandys:

   We love royal weddings, but, you know, Fox News’s different. Fox News’s very, very unlikely – would be tragic – if Prince Harry were to become king because Prince Harry is now sixth in line for the throne – that would mean Prince Harry brother and the entirety of [ William’s family ] would have to predecease him.

2. Robert Mugabe:

   She is not the power behind my throne, she came to me and said, 'Women want me to lead them' and I said. 'It's up to you.' But because of the dynamism with which she came out, it started giving people ideas with some saying she is now the power behind the party, she is now running what the president is doing. But we have a machinery of the party, we discuss.

3. William Ralph Inge:

   A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.

4. Kahlil Gibran:

   Wailing and lamentation befit those who stand before the throne of life and depart without leaving in its hands a drop of the sweat of their brows or the blood of their hearts.

5. Hebrews 122 Bible:

   Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=THRONE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Throne
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=THRONE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throne
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/THRONE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=THRONE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=THRONE
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html