Definitions for dethrone
diˈθroʊnde·throne

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dethroneverb

   remove a monarch from the throne

   "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dethroneverb

   To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.

2. dethroneverb

   To remove any governing authority from power.

3. Etymology: de- + throne

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

1. To Dethroneverb

   To devest of regality; to throw down from the throne; to deprive of regal dignity.

   Etymology: destroner, Fr. de and thronus, Latin.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dethroneverb

   to remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity

2. Etymology: [Pref. de- + throne: cf. F. dtrner; pref. d- (L. dis-) + trne throne. See Throne.]

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

1. Dethrone

   de-thrōn′, v.t. to remove from a throne.—ns. Dethrone′ment; Dethronisā′tion.

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1. • Divest

Anagrams for dethrone »

1. threnode

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dethrone in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dethrone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of dethrone in a Sentence

1. Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton:

   Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.

2. Marlene Dietrich:

   To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life. You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it's no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.

3. Paresh Upadhyaya:

   It's hard to see what's going to dethrone the dollar, trade war concerns amplify the downside risk on global growth. That tends to be positive for the dollar and puts a drag on other currencies.

4. Edward Bulwer-Lytton:

   Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.

5. Sinclair B. Ferguson (1948- ):

   For worship is, essentially, the reverse of sin. Sin began (and begins) when we succumb to the temptation, "You shall be as gods." We make ourselves the center of the universe and dethrone God. By contrast, worship is giving God his true worth; it is acknowledging Him to be the Lord of all things, and the Lord of everything in our lives. He is, indeed, the Most High God!”

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