What does throne mean?
Definitions for throne
θroʊnthrone
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word throne.
Princeton's WordNet
thronenoun
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
"the king sat on his throne"
toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, thronenoun
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
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
throneverb
sit on the throne as a ruler
enthrone, throneverb
put a monarch on the throne
"The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
Wiktionary
thronenoun
The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
thronenoun
The formal position of a sovereign.
thronenoun
The lavatory or toilet.
thronenoun
The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
thronenoun
A type of stool used by drummers.
thronenoun
The leadership.
throneverb
To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
throneverb
To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
throneverb
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
Etymology: From θρόνος.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Thronenoun
Etymology: thronus, Lat. ϑρόνος.
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.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.
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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Thronenoun
a chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary
Thronenoun
hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage
Thronenoun
a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen
Throneverb
to place on a royal seat; to enthrone
Throneverb
to place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt
Throneverb
to be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne
Wikidata
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.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'throne' in Nouns Frequency: #2587
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Anagrams for throne »
Hornet
hornet
nother
Thorne
theron
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
Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne, He travels fastest who travels alone.
The fear of the violent and the lawless is no less a tyranny than the edicts that come from the Emperor’s throne.
You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne.
When you've sat on that throne of power for hundreds of years and you see your throne legs being whittled down and now you're being lowered down to the level of the people that you consider inferior, it's really troubling and that's why you find a lot of these groups stepping up their recruitment efforts, and what they do is they use a legitimate topic in order to lure people in, the top of it being illegal immigration. That's the browning of America.
Prince Charles are deeply conscious of the honour represented by my mother’s wish, as Prince Charles have sought together to serve and support Her Majesty and the people of Prince Charles communities, my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout. ’’ ( Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images) Prince Charles has long made it clear that he wants Camilla to be known as queen when he ultimately succeeds his mother on the throne. In his message congratulating his mother’s long years of service, Prince Charles thanked her for her support. Back in 2019, True Royalty TV launched a documentary titled.
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Translations for throne
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- عرش, كُرْسِيّArabic
- тәхетBashkir
- престолBulgarian
- tronCatalan, Valencian
- trůnCzech
- teyrngadair, gorseddWelsh
- troneDanish
- ThronGerman
- tronoEsperanto
- tronoSpanish
- troonEstonian
- عرش, سریر, تختPersian
- valtaistuinFinnish
- trónaFaroese
- trôneFrench
- ríchathaoirIrish
- rìgh-chathairScottish Gaelic
- tronoGalician
- כס, אסלה, כִּיסֵּא מַלְכוּתHebrew
- trónus, trónszék, trónHungarian
- գահArmenian
- thronoInterlingua
- tahta, singgasanaIndonesian
- hásætiIcelandic
- tronoItalian
- כסHebrew
- 玉座, トイレ, 王位, 便座, 便器, 王座, 座天使Japanese
- 왕위, 옥좌, 와좌Korean
- textKurdish
- imperium, sedem, thronusLatin
- TrounLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- престолMacedonian
- troon, gemakDutch
- troneNorwegian
- tronOccitan
- tron, sedesPolish
- tronoPortuguese
- tron, scaunRomanian
- трон, престол, столRussian
- престо, presto, tron, тронSerbo-Croatian
- trónSlovak
- prestolSlovene
- tronen, tronSwedish
- tahtTurkish
- тронUkrainian
- 王座Chinese
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