2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enthrone \En*throne"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + throne: cf OF
enthroner. Cf {Inthronize}.]
1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of
high authority; hence to invest with sovereign authority
or dignity.
Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. --Pope.
It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings.
--Shak.
2. (Eccl.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and
privileges of a vacant see
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
enthrone
v 1: provide with power and authority [syn: {invest}, {vest}]
[ant: {divest}]
2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more
than 50 years ago" [syn: {throne}] [ant: {dethrone}]
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