What does throne mean?
Definitions for throne
θroʊnthrone
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word throne.
Princeton's WordNet
throne(noun)
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
"the king sat on his throne"
toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne(noun)
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne(verb)
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
throne(verb)
sit on the throne as a ruler
enthrone, throne(verb)
put a monarch on the throne
"The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
Wiktionary
throne(Noun)
The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
throne(Noun)
The formal position of a sovereign.
throne(Noun)
The lavatory or toilet.
throne(Noun)
The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
throne(Noun)
A type of stool used by drummers.
throne(Noun)
The leadership.
throne(Verb)
To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
throne(Verb)
To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
throne(Verb)
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
Origin: From θρόνος.
Webster Dictionary
Throne(noun)
a chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary
Throne(noun)
hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage
Throne(noun)
a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen
Throne(verb)
to place on a royal seat; to enthrone
Throne(verb)
to place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt
Throne(verb)
to be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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.]
Editors Contribution
throne
A type of chair and piece of furniture created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles.
Some royal families have thrones, some people create and design similar furniture.
Submitted by MaryC on January 31, 2017throne
A word used to describe a person who is a king or queen.
The king held the throne until his death and it passed to the next in line to rule.
Submitted by MaryC on December 4, 2016
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'throne' in Nouns Frequency: #2587
Anagrams for throne »
Hornet, hornet, nother, Thorne
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of throne in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of throne in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of throne in a Sentence
It is absolutely the power behind the throne.
What is a throne? A chair; ornamented but a poisonous chair!
A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.
You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.
Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.
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- عرش, كُرْسِيّArabic
- тәхетBashkir
- престолBulgarian
- tronCatalan, Valencian
- trůnCzech
- teyrngadair, gorseddWelsh
- troneDanish
- ThronGerman
- tronoEsperanto
- tronoSpanish
- troonEstonian
- سریر, تخت, عرشPersian
- valtaistuinFinnish
- trónaFaroese
- trôneFrench
- ríchathaoirIrish
- rìgh-chathairScottish Gaelic
- tronoGalician
- אסלה, כס, כִּיסֵּא מַלְכוּתHebrew
- trónus, trón, trónszékHungarian
- գահArmenian
- thronoInterlingua
- singgasana, tahtaIndonesian
- hásætiIcelandic
- tronoItalian
- כסHebrew
- 便器, 便座, 王座, トイレ, 玉座, 座天使, 王位Japanese
- 왕위, 옥좌, 와좌Korean
- textKurdish
- sedem, thronus, imperiumLatin
- TrounLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- престолMacedonian
- troon, gemakDutch
- troneNorwegian
- tronOccitan
- sedes, tronPolish
- tronoPortuguese
- tron, scaunRomanian
- престол, трон, столRussian
- престо, трон, tron, prestoSerbo-Croatian
- trónSlovak
- prestolSlovene
- tron, tronenSwedish
- tahtTurkish
- тронUkrainian
- 王座Chinese
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